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Brandy Sours - Seven Years in Cyprus (Paperback)
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Brandy Sours - Seven Years in Cyprus (Paperback)
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List price R372
Loot Price R308
Discovery Miles 3 080
You Save R64 (17%)
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Will appeal to all who have wished to head for a sun-drenched
island life in the Mediterranean. Includes the fascinating history
and politics of the divided Island of Cyprus. A real life modern
day experience similar to the popular Durrells TV program. With
retirement fast approaching Bryan Hill was searching for at least
one more big adventure. In late 2004 he, and his wife Irene, sold
their home in Devon and moved to Northern Cyprus. They thought it
would be life changing experience. And so it proved, with an
abundant share of mind-numbing, frustrating, downright hilarious
and sometimes scary brushes with the law, the military and, above
all, the bureaucracy of this small island stuck in the middle of
the Eastern Mediterranean. Also included are some of the legends
and folk law of the country which are equally fascinating and
sometimes more believable than the reality of life there. To give a
better understanding of the absurdities of life there, Bryan has
sketched a brief history of Cyprus and the political events that
have overtaken the island, particularly in the last 100 years. This
is done with a tongue-in-cheek approach but this is not intended to
trivialise the pain that many Cypriots suffer from the division of
the island and its people. Bryan kept a journal in the form of a
blog to keep in touch with friends and family while living in
Cyprus. This proved extremely popular and he has used it as the
basis for this memoir. As he says: 'Looking back, if we knew then
what we know now, I don't suppose we would have had the courage to
do it... but we are so glad that we did. We had the time of our
lives!'
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