Marina Petsalis
MORE THAN RAPTURE
Coming of age in 1890ies Berlin
Now in its 2nd edition
An upmarket page-turner published in 2023
by Hestia Publishers, Athens
90,000 words
Berlin, 1895: a privileged Greek student is entranced by a hard-pressed young German actress. They forge a lifelong bond, despite dramatically different paths that take him to the heights of government as prime minister in 1949 and her, politically compromised, to the rubble of post-war Berlin.
Readers Say
Writing that took my breath away with every sentence. Joanna Tsigaridas
I read it in one sitting!! Tassia Jacobides
A real gem. Μaria Papachrysanthou
This story is relevant to us all. Atalante Apergis
It brought tears to my eyes. Vanggelis Andronikakis
I felt I had read a life's work. Odile Brehier
I told my friends that if I had the money this is the book I would turn into a film. The writing is superlative. Iannis Christopoulos
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