"Gerald Durrell meets Bill Bryson." Reader review
The best-selling first memoir in the The Peloponnese Series of books, set in Greece
After an Arctic winter, a British recession, and a downturn in the newspaper industry, two journalists and their dog embark on an adventure in the wild and beautiful southern Peloponnese in 2010. A perfect plan, except for one thing - Greece is deep in economic crisis. And if fiscal failure can't overturn the couple's escapade in rural Greece, perhaps macabre local customs, a scorpion invasion, and eccentric expats will. This is a humorous and insightful journey through one of the last unspoilt regions of Greece. It is full of encounters with warm-hearted Greeks who show that this troubled country still has heroes, if not euros.
The story of Marjory, Jim, and their dog Wallace's adventures in southern Greece continue in the next three Amazon best-selling books: Homer's Where The Heart Is, A Scorpion In The Lemon Tree and A Donkey On The Catwalk. Marjory has also written two novels, A Saint For The Summer and How Greek Is Your Love? which are powerful contemporary tales set in the same wonderful region of Greece.
REVIEWS:
"Honestly, you won't be able to put this book down." Maria Karamitsos, The Greek Star newspaper, Chicago.
"An honest view of life in Greece today, as seen through the refreshingly unblinkered eyes of a very gifted author. An engaging, humour-spiced book that entertains and informs." Peter Kerr, bestselling author of Snowball Oranges.
"Marjory tells a good story with a journalist's eye for mood and detail... With luck she will write a second volume as entertaining, good-hearted and moving as this." Alex Martin, Anglo-Hellenic Review, London.
"I loved the characters, colour and life and the enthusiasm that drives the narrative."
Mark Douglas-Home, best-selling author of the Sea Detective series.
"I fell in love with this book. With her good nature, insight and sense of pathos, the author perfectly portrays my country and compatriots, especially those in the villages." Margarita Nikolopoulou, Athenian poet
,p>"The best book of its kind I've ever read. It has it all: humour, interesting facts and a good measure of sentiment... Marjory is a truly talented author." Effrosyni Moschoudi, author of The Lady of the Pier trilogy
"Marjory is a talented storyteller. Many descriptions and events made me laugh out loud, a feat until now only achieved by Douglas Adams and PG Wodehouse." Dawn, Amazon reviewer
"There are many accounts of expat life in Spain and France, fewer in rural Greece. Fewer still as well-written, interesting and funny as Feta." Daphne Kapsali, author of 100 days of Solitude
Marjory McGinn is a Scottish-born journalist who was brought up in Australia where she later became a journalist, working as a feature writer on Sydney newspapers before returning to Scotland. Her stories have appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald, The Sun-Herald in the UK in The Daily Mail, The Times and The Herald. In 2010 she set off for an adventure to southern Greece with her partner and crazy Jack Russell terrier. The first year of her adventure is charted in Things Can Only Get Feta. The next three years in Greece became the subject of her sequels, Homer's Where the Heart Is and A Scorpion In The Lemon Tree.
Marjory also writes a blog with a Greek theme on her website www.bigfatgreekodyssey.com She has a books page on Facebook www.facebook.com/ThingsCanOnlyGetFeta
