Name: Eleni
Rating: 4 (3 reviews)
ISBN: 9780006368687

Nicholas Gage

Om Elenè Gkatzogiannè og hendes families skæbne under den græske borgerkrig 1946-49

Eleni

"In 1948, as civil war ravaged Greece, children were abducted and sent to communist 'camps' inside the Iron Curtain.  Eleni Gatzoyiannis, forty-one, defied the traditions of her small village and the terror of the communist insurgents to arrange for the escape of her three daughters and her son, Nicola.  For that act, she was imprisoned, tortured, and executed in cold blood.  Nicholas Gage joined his father in Massachusetts at the age of nine and grew up to become a top New York Times investigative reporter, honing his skills with one thought in mind:  to return to Greece and uncover the one story he cared about most:  the story of his mother.  Eleni takes you into the heart [of] a village destroyed in the name of ideals and into the soul of a truly heroic woman."--Back cover.

Eleni Maria

This is a beautifully written memoir which illustrates the historical significance of the Greek civil war through a small village family and a mother’s sacrifice for her children. One of the best books I have ever read that connected me back to my country - I laughed, I sobbed, and everything in between. Truly a work of art everyone who wants to understand Greek culture, tradition, and religion should read this.

Eleni

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