Greece

North of Ithaka
by Janne Flora

Eleni Gage leaves Manhattan to return to the remote village in an “embarrassingly beautiful part of Greece” where she grew up. Deciding to take on the rebuilding of her grandmother's home, Eleni has to overcome sceptism of her aunts, and uncovers the truth of her grandmother's death in the civil war. This is the story of how she researches what turns out to be a haunting family history, and how she finally makes something positive out of it for all to share.

Bantam Books, 2004
ISBN 9780857502391