Sometimes things begin before they begin. Like Hariklia’s fate – sealed before she was born.
But fate sometimes requires a determined hand to rein it in, especially when it threatens to turn your life upside down.
“Hariklia’s icons” is a historical romance based on a TRUE story. It opens in Pontos, Northern Turkey (1898-1922) and covers the period of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922), illustrating the Pontian Plight. It ends in Macedonia, Northern Greece (1922-1927), where 2.5mil survivors are compulsorily transported.
From documented historical and cultural facts, the book reveals the characters’ REAL lives with ACTUAL events dramatised in this atmospheric work. Genocide seems to be the vogue - one culture swallowing another. However, this is not another dark (and dry) declamation of this horrible phenomenon, but an invitation to celebrate life.
I wrote “Hariklia’s Icons” because I was compelled to tell it, something of homage to my ancestors.
The book is complete; 114000 words.
Posted here, the 10 first chapters, one chapter from Part 2 and one from Part 3 as examples of what to expect.
See the cover here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31124368@N05/3565735685/
Available: Maps, Photographs, Synopsis.
I am changing the MS to present tense and translating it into Greek.