A Watermelon, a Fish and a Bible: A heartwarming tale of love amid war

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A fine UK first edition, first printing paperback original (slight wear) - no dustjacket (as issued)- My books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY CHRISTY LEFTERI - Pictures available upon request.

Human element of both the locals and invading army and past British presence, revealing the, pain and conflicting emotions of all sides with emphasis on the Greek cypriots, not political at all more the human aspect of being caught in a conflict .I would spend my summers growing up in Kyrenia, surrounded by my Cypriot family and Lefteri describes the town with such poetry that it brought a tear to my eye. Lefteri ( A Watermelon, a Fish and a Bible, 2011) is the child of refugees, raised in London after her parents fled Cyprus in the 1970s. The police believe she is just another runaway house help but Petra her employer thinks there is more to it. He usually sells these birds on the black market and hopes to eventually make enough money to get married. Many Greek Cypriots fled and the title is the only three things one couple take from their house when they leave (they were about to cook).

In general, I tend to be bored with books centered around the descriptions of a particular place and time, and built up with details of the characters, and that don't really have a plot, but I wasn't.

Christy has a very poetic form of writing with lots of personification, vivid imagery and alliteration used to excellent effect.