ISBN: 0-88739-376-4
288 pp.
Size: 6 x 9
Pub Date: 6/2002
Paperback Original
Price: $16.95
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Amirosian Nights
D.R. Randsell
The Greek island of Amiros offered everything Rachel wanted for her vacation: lovely beaches, leisurely afternoons at the seaside cafe, and evenings of bouzouki music at the local taverna. When a lucky accident lands her a job in a bouzouki band, she finds herself working among the locals - learning from them, struggling to communicate with them, loving them - and finding out a lot about herself. The foreign locale and locals provide the inspiration for romance and personal discovery triggered by music, language, and culture.
from Amirosian Nights:
"I caught the keyboardist's eye without trying to. He must have guessed by now that I was a musician as well, since I'd been planted at the cafe almost as long as he had. I wondered if he were wondering the same thing I was - where he was spending the night and with whom. A pleasant consideration. Suddenly he missed a chord, the first all evening, and had to look down at his hands. Then he looked at the bouzouki player, who hadn't noticed. When he caught my eye again we both grinned."
Review: ?The novel is bursting with cross-cultural energy and sympathy, and the romance at its core is brought to life with brisk, unsentimental dialogue. This is a debut to treasure.?
?Roger Bowen, English Department, University of Arizona
?Ransdell highlights the musicality of Greece in this romantic novel. Amid the sumptuous island setting of Amiros, her plucky young narrator?a mariachi player from Tucson?uncovers the heartstrings of her travels. Ransdell treats us as well to flavorful Greek idiom peppered with Spanish gusto.?
?Patrick Baliani, author of Figs and Red Wine and recipient of The National Play Award, 1998
Bio: D.R. RANDSELL has traveled extensively in Greece and Mexico. She teaches ESL Composition at the University of Arizona and moonlights as a mariachi player.
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