Arrested Song
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Narrated by:
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Melina Theo
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Written by:
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Irena Karafilly
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‘A very accomplished novel' Louis de Bernieres, author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin
‘Hard to put this book down' Sofka Zinovieff
Calliope Adham—young, strong-willed, and recently widowed—is schoolmistress in the village of Molyvos when Hitler's army invades Greece in 1941. Well-read and linguistically gifted, she is recruited by the Germans to act as their liaison officer. It is the beginning of a personal and national saga that will last for several decades.
Calliope's wartime duties bring her into close contact with Lieutenant Lorenz Umbreit, the Wehrmacht commander. The schoolmistress is an active member of the Greek Resistance, yet her friendship with the German blossoms against all odds, in a fishing village seething with dread and suspicion.
Amid privation and death, the villagers' hostility finally erupts, but the bond between Calliope and Umbreit survives, taking unforeseeable turns as Greece is ravaged by civil war and oppressed by military dictatorship. It is against this turbulent background that Calliope emerges as a champion for girls' and women's rights.
Arrested Song is a haunting, sumptuous novel, weaving the private and the historic into a vivid tapestry of Greek island life. Spanning over three decades, it chronicles the story of an extraordinary woman and her lifelong struggle against social and political tyranny.
©2023 Irena Karafilly (P)2023 W. F. Howes LtdWhat listeners say about Arrested Song
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- Barbara Lewis
- 2023-09-08
Arrested Song is a Joy
I loved this book.
The story. The characters. (Especially the main character.) The setting. The history. I often felt like I was right there in Greece.
This could make a fine movie with the right director. And a strong female lead.
First, I read the book. Then I listened to it in Audible. There were sections where the writing was so moving that I re-listened several times. I was so sorry when it was finished. It is one of those rare books that I think I will read and/or listen to again. Kudos to the author.
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