CONTENTS
Introduction
Ghosts and Goats: Tilos
The Maker and Breaker of Fortunes: Nisyros
Faith in Water: Kos
Gold in the Sea: Kalymnos
Bee Windows and Burning Rocks: Astypalea
When the Bird Flies: Rhodes
Bridge of Light: Kastellorizo
Clouds over Olympos: Karpathos
No More than Stories: Kasos
Roads to Nowhere: Halki
Enough: Arki
Refuge: Tilos
Dodecanese History: Some Key Dates
Resources and Further Reading
What We Leave Behind
After growing up in a village in the Pennines, Jennifer Barclay studied Ancient Greek at grammar school and English at Oxford. She then lived for a year in Athens and has travelled widely in the Greek islands, settling on Tilos, a small island in the Dodecanese, in 2011 to work from home and write. She now lives surrounded by hills and the sea, travelling often to other islands with her dog, Lisa. She has written about her life in Greece in her books Falling in Honey and An Octopus in my Ouzo, and in publications including The Times, Metro, The Daily Mail and Psychologies. She has appeared on Greek television and been interviewed across Greek media, and given talks to the Scottish Hellenic Society. www.octopus-in-my-ouzo.blogspot.com
"A vivid and intoxicating account of these beautiful islands" -
Victoria Hislop.
"Jennifer Barclay takes the reader on a delightful serendipitous
journey along paths less well trodden in the Dodecanese. She is an
engaging travelling companion whose knowledge of and affection for
the islands she holds dear shines through. Wild Abandon is a must
read for anyone who loves the Greek Islands."
Richard Clark, author of The Lost Lyra and The Greek Islands
Notebook.
"I loved it, it's a magical book; and so great to be taken beyond
the tourist enclaves by someone who knows these islands and their
history so well. Barclay travels and writes with wonderful energy,
affection and honesty and I was transported by to the dusty tracks
and into the cool waves with her and her dog Lisa. She travels with
a brave freedom that so many of us will envy - a three-day journey
to one island turning into a year and a half - and this allows her
to dig beneath the surface and tell us the stories, the real
stories, of these out-of-the-way places that take time to emerge.
Highly recommended... " - Iain Campbell, author From the Lion's
Mouth
"(Jennifer Barclay's) solitary wanderings, her constant contact
with nature. and her attachment to simplicity and freedom render
her book exceptionally timely." - Greece Is magazine
"Adored this absolute gem of a book. I dare you to read it and not
immediately want to move to Greece."
Charlie Carroll, author of 'The Friendship Highway and The Lip'
"This is a beautiful and well researched book documenting in superb
detail the rugged charm, changing landscape, and the tumultuous
history of the Dodecanese islands. You can almost smell the wild
oregano and taste the saganaki cheese. This is a must read for
anyone visiting the area, and for anyone interested in modern Greek
history."
Atulya K Bingham, The Mud Home blog
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