Set in Cephalonia, Greece, during World War Two, this book was an absolute best seller. I'd been somewhat turned off in the past because the visual image of Nicholas Cage and Penelope Cruz had been seared into my mind by the ever-present movie pics that were released. Somehow, it just didn't do it for me.
Reading the novel though, I was pleasantly surprised. The depth of research that the author had done into the situation and experiences of the Greek people during that time, was really evident and made a fairly weak storyline palatable. I did like the "supporting" characters a lot more than the main cast, but overall, it was a reasonable read.
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