{"product_id":"bitter-lemons-of-cyprus-lawrence-durrell","title":"Bitter Lemons of Cyprus - Lawrence Durrell","description":"\u003cp\u003eCyprus, 1953. As the island fights for independence from British colonial rule, ancient conflicts between Turkish and Greek Cypriots trouble the glittering Mediterranean waters. Into the brewing political storm enters Lawrence Durrell, yearning for the idyllic island lifestyle of his youth in Corfu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe settles into a dilapidated villa, and with his poet's eye for beauty - and passable Greek - vividly captures the moods and atmospheres of island life in a changing world. Whether collecting folklore or wild flowers, describing the brewing revolution or eccentric local characters, Durrell is a magician with words: and the result is not only a classic travel memoir, but an intimate portrait of a community lost forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE DUFF COOPER MEMORIAL PRIZE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003eStunning.' \u003cstrong\u003eAndré Aciman \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Masterly ... Casts a spell.' \u003cstrong\u003eJan Morris\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Invades the reader's every sense ...Remarkable.' \u003cstrong\u003eVictoria Hislop\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'These days I am admiring and re-admiring Lawrence Durrell.' \u003cstrong\u003eElif Shafak\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Our last great garlicky master of the vanishing Mediterranean.' \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Holmes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Exceptional ... Revelatory ... A master.' \u003cstrong\u003eObserver\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'He writes as an artist, as well as a poet. Profoundly beautiful.' \u003cstrong\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable id=\"product-attribute-specs-table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePages\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Pages\"\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Publication Date\"\u003e2021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Publisher\"\u003eFaber \u0026amp; Faber\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"ISBN\"\u003e9780571362363\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eBinding\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Binding\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Author\"\u003eLawrence Durrell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Diavazo Greek Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56350116446590,"sku":"bitter lemons cyprus","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/7574\/2397\/files\/bitter-lemons-of-cyprus-lawrence-durrell-6505311.jpg?v=1765463352","url":"https:\/\/checkout.diavazo.co.uk\/products\/bitter-lemons-of-cyprus-lawrence-durrell","provider":"Diavazo Greek Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}