Dinner With Persephone

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ANewYorkTimesNotableBookoftheYear“Fullofinsights,marvelouslyentertaining...hauntingandbeautifullywritten.“--TheNewYorkReviewofBooks“IlivedinAthens,attheintersectionofaprostituteandasaint.“SobeginsPatriciaStorace’sastonishingmemoirofheryearinGreece.Mixingaffectionwithdetachment,rapturewithclarity,thisAmericanpoetperfectlyevokesacountrydelicatelybalancedbetweenEastandWest.WhethersheisinterpretingHellenicdreambooks,popsongs,andsoapoperas,describingbreathtakinglybeautifulbeachesandarchaicvillages,orbravingthecrushatasaint’stomb,Storace,winneroftheWhitingAward,rewardsthereaderwithinformedandsensualinsightsintoGreece’ssoul.Sheseeshowthecountry’sprideinitspastcoexistswithprofounddoubtsaboutitsplaceinthemodernworld.Shediscoversaworldinwhichpastandpresentengageinapassionatedialogue.Stylish,funny,anderudite,DinnerwithPersephoneistravelwritingelevatedtoafineart--andthebestbookofitskindsinceHenryMiller’sTheColossusofMaroussi.“Splendid.Storace’saccountofayearinGreececombinespastandpresent,legendandfact,inanunusualanddelightfulwhole.“--AtlanticMonthly