An American expatriate hopes to quell his grief for a long lost son in the stillness of his photographs of the Dodecanese Islands. But soon friendship and then love for a woman wounded in her own family-born grief propels him toward life again, where stillness is set into motion and identity might be recovered, against odds, in a foreign place. "Oderman has a knack for keeping things moving and bringing the vibrant colors of the island to life."—Publishers Weekly
This is a book for cultural travelers first of all. It includes many cultural allusions, particularly to modern poetry, allusions that are self-evident in context. This is not in any way a guidebook–no suggestions about where to stay or eat or anything like that. The focus is on the experience of travel; the places provide the occasions to explore that. The author writes vivid descriptions of the places he visits, giving the reader a chance to «experience» destinations with him. While most...
