{"product_id":"a-house-in-corfu-a-familys-sojourn-in-greece-9780805072822","title":"A House in Corfu: A Family's Sojourn in Greece","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is the story of Emma Tennant's parent's house, Rovinia, set above the bay in Corfu where legend has it Ulysses was shipwrecked and found by Nausicaa, daughter of King Alcinous. It is also the story of people like Maria, a miraculous cook and the presiding spirit of the house, and her husband, Thodoros, and of the inhabitants of the local village, high on the hill above the bay. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFull of color and contrast, \u003ci\u003eA House in Corfu\u003c\/i\u003e shows the huge changes in island life since the time of the Tennants' arrival, and celebrates, equally, the joy of belonging to a timeless world: the world of vine, olive, and sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmma Tennant's previous books include \u003ci\u003eSylvia and Ted\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Sister, Two Women of London, Faustine, Strangers: A Family Romance, Burnt Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Pemberley\u003c\/i\u003e, a sequel to \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e. She lived in London until her death in 2017.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872831639826,"sku":"9780805072822","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9dfdf1c9-0363-488a-b570-d679b537cfa2.jpg?v=1737912592","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-house-in-corfu-a-familys-sojourn-in-greece-9780805072822","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}