An “out of the blue” inheritance from an aunt he didn’t even know existed takes aspiring novelist and English teacher, Bob Hazzard to the idyllic resort of Xenothenia on Greece’s Mani Peninsula, where he resolves to put down roots, set up a writers’ retreat and write the perfect holiday novel.
Leaving behind his life in Fletcherford in northern England, his friends from Fletcherford Writers’ group and Sally, his foul-mouthed, best friend, colleague and confidante from
Fletcherford Community College, he embarks on an adventure that will transform his life forever.
As the larger than life,Yiorgi and the womanising Vangelis, friends of the deceased Martha, help him, in their own ways, to settle into his new life Bob begins to piece together the details of his aunt’s life and that of her mysterious husband Dimitri. The dark secrets of Martha’s Vineyard take Bob on a harrowing
journey of self-discovery revealing the true meaning of... More > love, belonging and revenge.< Less
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By Joe Lennox
Oct 15, 2009
"Marther's Vinyard" The book starts by introducing a young teacher and aspiring writer but this is not just another writer writing about writers. It takes us to the Greek Islands where we feel the sun and the gentle pace of a gentle life. A holiday travel book seems to be taking shape. But again we are shaken from a preconception as knowledge of the past and the pressure it brings to bare on the present lead to excitement and an interesting exploration of motivation in desperate times. An interesting read with some well drawn and unusual characters.
"Martha's Vineyard" Once I’d started it I couldn’t put it down. A delightful, engaging yet dark-edged story destined I think, when word gets around, to become a Lulu bestseller. It evokes beautifully the atmosphere of mainland Greece and the nature of its friendly, hospitable people. If you are taking a Greek holiday this summer I'd take this book with you, if you’re not then be prepared to book one when you’ve read it. I did. I enjoyed it immensely. It is a pacy and entertaining read and I particularly liked the central character, Bob’s, short story “Heaven’s Library” and his occassional “rants” about things from the state of the education to the mobile phone or from university courses to planning permission. It also helps that I love Greece because the writer captures its charm perfectly. I really recommend this.
