{"product_id":"the-blue-dolphin-kathryn-gauci-9780648714422","title":"The Blue Dolphin: A World War II Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom USA TODAY Bestselling author, Kathryn Gauci, comes a powerful and unforgettable portrayal of the hardships of war combined with the darker forces of village life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I saw him everywhere: in the brightest star, in the birds that came \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto my window - he was there. After a love like that, you can \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eendure anything life throws at you.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet on a Greek island in the Aegean during the German Occupation of Greece, The Blue Dolphin reads like a Greek tragedy. Rich with loyalties and betrayals, it is a harrowing, yet ultimately uplifting story of endurance and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1944 Greece: After Nefeli loses her husband during the Italian invasion of Greece in 1940, she ekes out a meager living from her Blue Dolphin taverna with the help of her eight-year-old-daughter, Georgia, their small garden, and Agamemnon the mule.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour of Nefeli's close friends, who belong to the Greek Resistance, ask her to hide a cache of weapons, placing her in mortal danger from the enemy. When the Resistance blows up a German naval vessel filled with troops, three of them are killed, and the Germans start to make regular visits to the island. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the loss of her friends, Nefeli's dire circumstances force her to accept a marriage proposal arranged by the village-matchmakers, but what happens next throws everyone on the island into turmoil and changes the course of Nefeli's and Georgia's lives forever. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtravagant, inventive, and emotionally sweeping, this is a novel that lovers of Nikos Kazantzakis, Louis de Bernieres and Victoria Hislop will not want to miss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathryn Gauci\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 064871442X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780648714422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathryn Gauci\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Kathryn Gauci","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982527430911,"sku":"9780648714422","price":13.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e99d34aa-1735-4d13-b885-0e857f9d5506.jpg?v=1683261667","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-blue-dolphin-kathryn-gauci-9780648714422","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}