{"product_id":"9780743247719","title":"The Summer of My Greek Taverna : A Memoir","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Summer of My Greek Taverna\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Tom Stone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of a man in love with a place, a woman, and a dream.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tom Stone went to Greece one summer to write a novel -- and stayed twenty-two years. On Patmos, he fell in love with Danielle, a beautiful French painter. His novel completed and sold, he decided to stay a little longer. \u003cbr\u003e Seven idyllic years later, they left Patmos for Crete. When a Patmian friend Theológos called and offered him a summer partnership in his beach tavérna, The Beautiful Helen, Stone jumped at the chance -- much to the dismay of his wife, who cautioned him not to forget the old adage about Greeks bearing gifts. \u003cbr\u003e Her warning was well-founded: when back on Patmos, Stone quickly discovered that he was no longer a friend or patron but a competitor. He learned hard lessons about the Greeks' skill at bargaining and business while reluctantly coming to the realization that Theológos's offer of a partnership was indeed a Trojan horse. \u003cbr\u003e Featuring Stone's recipes, including his own Chicken Retsina and the ultimate moussaka, \u003ci\u003eThe Summer of My Greek Tavérna\u003c\/i\u003e is as much a love story as it is the grand, humorous, and sometimes bittersweet adventures of an American pursuing his dreams in a foreign land, a modern-day innocent abroad.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e His infatuation with the place (whether \"fueled by an excess of retsina\" or not) is infectious.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e The summer's best travel writing...like Kitchen Confidential with ouzo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780743247719\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40592097640654,"sku":"9780743247719","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_0f2088d9-fa92-44df-9b03-5014661030df.jpg?v=1646778730","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780743247719","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}