Books set in Greece?

[Clawdy]

Going on holiday to Crete in two weeks. Any recommendations for a good holiday read set in Greece? I've already read a couple of Mary Stewart novels with a Greek background.

Captain Corelli's Mandolin
The Thread

Both very easy holiday reads.

Whatever you do don't get the Island.
That was rubbish.

Have you read The Island by Victoria Hislop, it's about Spinalonga which you might be able to visit off the coast of Crete

Oh I love The Island!

I'm reading the Island now - it's not rubbish!

The Magus by John Fowles. My favourite book evah

I loved The Island too!

The 'fat man' detective novels by Anne Zouroudi .. not hard boiled thrillers though ...quite gentle more reflecting the pace of Greek islands ..

The House on Paradise Street by Sofka Zinovieff.. (I have this on,my kindle ready for my Greek holiday

Skios by Michael Frayn .. read this last years holiday , very funny!

I loved The Island too! Can only think of Captain Corelli and The Island. Enjoy your holiday!

Eleni - Nicolas Gage - gripping but harrowing
Greek Fire - Nicholas Gage- about Onassis/ Maria Callas romance, good read
Any of Patrick Leigh Fermor's books
Night of Rain and Stars - Maeve Binchy - easy to read, but not her best
Zorba the Greek - set in Crete... film is better than the book.
Dinner with Persephone - Patricia Storace - truly excellent.

They're all the ones I can think of for the moment

emin are you serious??!!!! DEFINITE worst book ever written.

Hi
These are specifically set on Crete (and others have pointed you in the direction of The Island by VH):
Heavenly's Child by Brenda Reid
Out of the Blue by Belinda Jones
The House of Dust and Dreams by Brenda Reid

This link will take you to Greece set books www.tripfiction.com/Search?Location=greece

Hope you find something that fits the bill!
Tina

Oh and Into the Blue by Robbert Goddard is a good one if you like crime / thrillers.

I'm with coffeeinbed re The Island but it's not as bad as Captain Corelli's Mandolin, or at least it's a different kind of bad.

Lowering the tone - how about My Family and Other Animals and the sequels by Gerald Durrell

Nooooo!!! It's brilliant. I still don't really get it though first read it when i was abut 17 and must have read it about 20 times since!

Zorba the Greek (Alexis Sorbas).

Lawrence Durrell - the Minotaur

The Potters house, I read it last year, its a fantastic read. You can feel the heat coming from the book in her descriptions of the beach and the tiny whitewashed houses!!!

www.amazon.co.uk/Potters-House-Rosie-Thomas/dp/0099464829

emin yep. I had to read it at A level. It's the "I don't get it" that I don't like. I don't see how one can enjoy a book that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

Captain Corelli is awesome. Louis de Bernieres is a marmite writer I think, everyone I know who dislike his writing really dislike it and those (like me) who enjoy his writing love his writing.

Great suggestions here,will look 'em all up,thanks !

Thanks for the useful link, tripfiction

The Island is indeed shite. The concept was good, but the biggest flop ever.