Under A Croatian Sun

Author: Anthony Stancomb
Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
ISBN: 178219911X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book Description
Many of us have dreamed about upping sticks, leaving the humdrum of urban living for a new life of blue skies, warm sunshine and sparkling seas. For Anthony and Ivana Stancomb, moving from Fulham to Vis was an easy decision. But fitting in with the locals was one of the hardest things they have ever had to do. Under a Croatian Sun takes the reader on a journey from Grey Britain to a ramshackle village in Croatia - a village proudly defined by its tragic history, its unique cafe culture, its fishing industry and its potent alcohol. Faced with a language barrier and not the friendliest of locals, little by little our undaunted couple become islanders in their own right, and melt a few hearts in the process. With the Adriatic Sea as a backdrop, we trace their transformation from foreigners to friends, taking in their adventures on the water, fierce grandmothers, star-cross'd lovers and the establishment of the island's first ever cricket team. This heartwarming accounts of following your heart and not your head, shows how, with a bit of courage and an open mind, home is wherever you make it.

Under a Croatian Sun

Author: Anthony Stancomb
Publisher: Thistle Publishing
ISBN: 9781910198445
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 354

Book Description
'Looking for a good holiday read try Under a Croatian Sun. A story about cultural difference and acceptance. For fans of Driving Over Lemons, Under a Tuscan Sun and A Year in Provence, this is a funny, heart-warming holiday read for people of all ages.' Mature Times 'A charming true story of a couple who move from London to a rustic Croatian island.' Choice magazine 'A good read.' Tariq Ali A London art dealer and his wife, tired of the stress and turmoil of metropolitan life, discover the idyllic island of Vis. Impulsively they sell their home and business, say farewell to their adult children and move to the island, but being the first foreigners to live on the island, the close-knit community is highly suspicious of them. The book charts their attempts to gain acceptance and the many rebuffs that they suffer. Their efforts often land them in very awkward (and sometimes hilarious) situations, but they persist and find themselves caught up in the bitter rivalries, love affairs and family dramas of the village. Through this they learn a lot about the islanders' attitude to marriage, morality, health and death, and the effect that communism has had on everyone's lives.

Running Away to Home

Author: Jennifer Wilson
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429989084
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 333

Book Description
A middle class, Midwestern family in search of meaning uproot themselves and move to their ancestral village in Croatia. "We can look at this in two ways," Jim wrote, always the pragmatist. "We can panic and scrap the whole idea. Or we can take this as a sign. They're saying the economy is going to get worse before it gets better. Maybe this is the kick in the pants we needed to do something completely different. There will always be an excuse not to go..." And that, friends, is how a typically sane middle-aged mother decided to drag her family back to a forlorn mountain village in the backwoods of Croatia. So begins author Jennifer Wilson's journey in Running Away to Home. Jen, her architect husband, Jim, and their two children had been living the typical soccer- and ballet-practice life in the most Middle American of places: Des Moines, Iowa. They overindulged themselves and their kids, and as a family they were losing one another in the rush of work, school, and activities. One day, Jen and her husband looked at each other–both holding their Starbucks coffee as they headed out to their SUV in the mall parking lot, while the kids complained about the inferiority of the toys they just got–and asked themselves: "Is this the American dream? Because if it is, it sort of sucks." Jim and Jen had always dreamed of taking a family sabbatical in another country, so when they lost half their savings in the stock-market crash, it seemed like just a crazy enough time to do it. High on wanderlust, they left the troubled landscape of contemporary America for the Croatian mountain village of Mrkopalj, the land of Jennifer's ancestors. It was a village that seemed hermetically sealed for the last one hundred years, with a population of eight hundred (mostly drunken) residents and a herd of sheep milling around the post office. For several months they lived like locals, from milking the neighbor's cows to eating roasted pig on a spit to desperately seeking the village recipe for bootleg liquor. As the Wilson-Hoff family struggled to stay sane (and warm), what they found was much deeper and bigger than themselves.

Under a Croatian Sun

Author: Anthony Stancomb
Publisher: Lume Books
ISBN: 9781839012501
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
UNDER A CROATIAN SUN takes the reader on a journey from the grey concrete of London to a ramshackle village in Croatia. This warming account of following your heart shows how, with a bit of courage and an open mind, home is wherever you make it.

Notes From A Very Small Island

Author: Anthony Stancomb
Publisher: Lume Books
ISBN: 9781839012495
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228

Book Description
Notes From a Very Small Island is the follow-up to the bestselling Under a Croatian Sun, which tells the story of a couple upping sticks and leaving their humdrum life in London for blue skies and café life on an island in Croatia.

Below Deck

Author: Dorien Kelly
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1426808518
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250

Book Description
When Mei Lin Wang met young radical social activist Wei Chanshe knew it was fate. She didn't know that less than three yearslater she would be left widowed with a newborn son after asuspicious illness claimed Wei's life. Now, still convinced of theirshared destiny, Lin is determined to avenge Wei and continuehis work, but she must also protect her son from thoseresponsible for her husband's death. For months Lin has secreted her son below deck on the cruiseship Alexandra's Dream, under cover of her job. It's turnedinto a game of hide-and-seek with the ship's security officer,Gideon Dayan, whose interest is piqued by the mystery thatsurrounds her. But through his attraction, Gideon sees his ownhaunted past when he looks at Lin—and she can't let her pastgo. Will they finally be able to face the future—together?

The Hotel Tito

Author: Ivana Bodrozic
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
ISBN: 1609807960
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Book Description
The most powerful autobiographical novel written about the Yugoslav wars. A timely and deeply accessible book that speaks to what it is like to be displaced by war. Hotel Tito is an award-winning autobiographical novel of the Serbo-Croatian War. Author Ivana Bodrožić was born in the Croatian town of Vukovar, just across the Danube from Serbia. In the fall of 1991, Vukovar was besieged by the Yugoslav People's Army for eighty-seven days. When the army broke the siege, people came up out of the basements where they'd been sheltering from bombardment; women and children were allowed out of the besieged city, but the army bused 400 men from the hospital to a farm on the outskirts where soldiers and Serbian paramilitaries massacred them. Bodrožić's father was among those taken and murdered. In Hotel Tito, after fleeing the war zone their town has become, the mother and two children are housed along with other displaced persons at a former communist school in the village of Kumrovec (the birthplace of Josip Tito). For years they share a single room just large enough for their three beds, waiting to hear whether the narrator's father survived and when they'll be granted an apartment of their own. In the meantime life goes on for the teenage protagonist, first loves bloom and burn quickly, new friendships are acquired and lost, new truths emerge, and new emotions. But she never loses her shy, insightful voice, nor her self-deprecating sense of humor. Hotel Tito is a sensitive and forthright coming of age novel in a time of atrocity and loss.

Under the Tuscan Sun

Author: Frances Mayes
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0767917456
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The beloved memoir of self-discovery set against the spectacular Tuscan countryside that inspired the major motion picture starring Diane Lane—now in a twentieth-anniversary edition featuring a new afterword “This beautifully written memoir about taking chances, living in Italy, loving a house and, always, the pleasures of food, would make a perfect gift for a loved one. But it’s so delicious, read it first yourself.”—USA Today For more Frances Mayes, including a tour of her now iconic Cortona home, Bramasole, watch PBS’s Dream of Italy: Tuscan Sun Special! More than twenty years ago, Frances Mayes—widely published poet, gourmet cook, and travel writer—introduced readers to a wondrous new world when she bought and restored an abandoned Tuscan villa called Bramasole. Under the Tuscan Sun inspired generations to embark on their own journeys—whether that be flying to a foreign country in search of themselves, savoring one of the book’s dozens of delicious seasonal recipes, or simply being transported by Mayes’s signature evocative, sensory language. Now with a new afterword from Frances Mayes, the twentieth-anniversary edition of Under the Tuscan Sun revisits the book’s most popular characters.

Harlequin Dare August 2018 Box Set

Author: Zara Cox
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488096678
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 783

Book Description
Harlequin Dare brings you a collection of four new sexy contemporary romances for fun and fearless women. Available now! This box set includes: CLOSE TO THE EDGEBy Zara Cox The moment he meets coding prodigy Lily, Caleb knows his “never get involved with a client” rule is at risk. Because keeping his hands off Lily is bringing Caleb close to the edge of his control… BEDDABLE BILLIONAIREDirty Sexy RichBy Alexx Andria Journalist Lauren needs her job. Even if that means writing a feature on Nico Donato—billionaire playboy and every woman’s ultimate fantasy. All she has to do is not be tempted by this too-hot-to-be-true man… GETTING LUCKYReunionsBy Avril Tremayne With her fertility issues, it’s now or never for Romy. But when her sexy friend Matt tears up her IVF paperwork and presents a counter-offer, how can she refuse? Especially when multiple orgasms come as a tempting bonus…! FORBIDDEN PLEASUREThe Business of PleasureBy Taryn Leigh Taylor When Emma quits her job, she’s finally free to seduce her gorgeous boss. But when Max discovers his company’s been hacked, and all signs point to Emma, his only option is a very hands-on investigation!

Forbidden Pleasure

Author: Taryn Leigh Taylor
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488082626
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 197

Book Description
Emma Mathison has lusted after her steely-eyed boss for years. When she turns in her notice, their explosive attraction goes from off-limits to very hands on! Two words make me lose control. “Yes, sir.” When Emma Mathison shows up in my office on her last day of work, my former employee goes from all-business to all-seductress. It amuses me at first…until one kiss kindles an all-consuming need for her. The flicker of chemistry between us was banned from the moment she signed her contract with Whitfield Industries three years ago. She’s a free agent now, though. And when she lounges on my desk that night, crimson-lipped, blouse undone, tempting me to give in, I do. Our red-hot night of passion turns to ice the next day when I discover my company has been hacked from the inside…and all signs point to my irresistible ex-employee. I can’t let the only viable suspect get away so easily. She denies any involvement, but I’ll find the mole that betrayed me…even if it means an up close and personal investigation with Emma. This fiery new version of her ignites me. She defies me—and entices me—at every turn. Yet she’s hiding something. I just need to get close enough to figure out what…and not get burned. “Dare is Harlequin’s hottest line yet. Every book should come with a free fan. I dare you to try them!” —Tiffany Reiz, international bestselling author Sexy. Passionate. Bold. Discover Harlequin DARE, a new line of fun, edgy and sexually explicit romances for the fearless female.