Published: Jan. 24, 2011
Words: 167,018 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781458056313

Short description

Lucky In Cyprus is a coming-of-age story set in the Middle East during the height of the Cold War. An American teenager – son of a CIA operative – is inspired by grand events and a Greek Cypriot teacher. He witnesses earthquakes and riots and terrorist attacks, but in the end it is his teacher’s gentle lessons that keep him whole.

Extended description

Lucky In Cyprus is a coming-of-age story set in the Middle East during the height of the Cold War. An American teenager – son of a CIA operative – is inspired by grand events and a Greek Cypriot teacher. He witnesses earthquakes and riots and terrorist attacks, but in the end it is his teacher’s gentle lessons that keep him whole. Here's what readers have said about Lucky In Cyprus: "Bravo, Allan! When I finished Lucky In Cyprus I wept." - Julie Mitchell, Hot Springs, Texas; "Lucky In Cyprus brought back many memories of those days. A wonderful book. So many shadows blown away!" - Freddy & Maureen Smart, Episkopi, Cyprus; "... (Reading) Lucky In Cyprus has been a humbling, haunting, sobering and enlightening experience..." - J.A. Locke, Bookloons.

Tags

british, russia, greek, terrorists, soldiers, stalin, cold war, colonial, athena, mideast, cyprus, turks, socrates, nicosia, enosis

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Review by: Gregory S. Lamb on April 18, 2012 :
If you ever wanted to learn about Cyprus during the 1950s before Cypriot independence and before inter-communal conflict tore the island apart, then read this first hand account from Allan Cole. This story reads as a memoir, but what makes it interesting is Cole's amazing detail. The characters are real and so is the landscape as Cole describes it.

The author could have benefitted from some careful editing as there were a few errors here and there, but none of them were terribly distracting. I would read another book by Allan Cole because I think he's clever and honest.
(reviewed long after purchase)

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