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Cartes Postales From Greece

AuthorVictoria Hislop

NarratorVarious

Duration8h 15m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Novels

PublisherHachette Audio

VersionUnabridged

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Week after week, the postcards arrive, addressed to someone Ellie does not know, each signed with an initial: A. These alluring cartes postales of Greece brighten her life and cast a spell on her. She decides she must see this country for herself. On the morning Ellie leaves for Athens, a notebook arrives. Its pages tell the story of a man's odyssey through Greece. Moving, surprising and sometimes dark, A's tale unfolds with the discovery not only of a culture, but also of a desire to live life to the full once more. THIS BOOK IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD AND STREAM.

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