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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. I found this biography to be touching and interesting. Good job Mr. Modis. Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. This book tells the story of Theodosia Modis, from her youth to the end of her long life. She was a brave girl and woman who lived through civil wars between Greeks and Turks, forced expulsions and population swaps, wars, loss of family members and much more. She also found love and raised a family. The author, her son, intersperses brief explanations of Greek or Turkish history which adds context and helps empathize with Theodosia. It is clear that the author is not a professional biography-writer (although he has written many scientific articles). The writing style is a big jarring at times and mostly just simple narration. But Theodosia's character intrigued me enough that I didn't mind too much. Worth reading if you enjoy biography and/or are interested in real-life impacts of history on a family. Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. Life story of an intrepid Greek girl who comes to live in Greece as part of a population swap--Ottoman Greeks to Greece/Turks to dying Ottoman Empire--during the early part of the 20th century. The book follows Theodosia's life as refugee through her whole long life as teacher, wife, and mother until her death. We follow her extended family and friends. We see how everyone is caught up in Greek history. This encomium was lovingly written by her son, Theodore, and compiled in the main from the family "archives" and memories. I enjoyed it in spite of dry writing style and did appreciate the inserts which recounted briefly Greek history through that period. Fascinating fact that the cover was a photograph of Theodosia taken by her husband; photography was one of his hobbies. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
In the early twentieth century, a teenage Greek girl in Constantinople loses both her parents and, together with her younger sister, gets thrown into a massive population exchange between Greece and Turkey. She ends up in a refugee camp in northern Greece. With determination she creates a life in her new country, becoming a teacher in a small mountain town near Greece's northwestern borders with Albania and Yugoslavia. She meets and marries a young lawyer from a historic and tragic Macedonian family. Her story extends through a century of war and peace and is peppered with likable characters, horrific events, and a love story. Among the protagonists are two strong women, a charming and indomitable man, and a smart but sickly kid. Now and again her drive, perseverance, and common sense will save the day and reward her with happiness, which nevertheless will come and go like interludes of sunshine in otherwise endlessly stormy weather. The reader will also get candid and authentic glimpses on poorly known historical conflicts such as the Balkan Wars, the world's greatest ethnic cleansing, the occupation loan that the Nazis exacted from Greece, the Greek Civil War, the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, and the dispute over the use of the name Macedonia. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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I found the book very interesting and engaging. The short Historical Background sections scattered throughout were incredibly helpful, and the book itself was as close to first-person as you can get once one has passed away. The book taught me much about Greece throughout the 20th century, without in the least becoming boring. I highly recommend it to any history buffs, war historians, genealogists, and people interested in Greek history in general. Five shining stars! ( )