The Swatch (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781544283043)

This story begins in the mid 1950's in the central mountains of Greece where you find the Margos family picking up the pieces of their shattered lives and moving forward in a post civil war state of turmoil. Whose needs and struggles were to make life better for their children. If they stay in Greece they envision their beautiful motherland bringing forth future hardships. The best choice for their future would be to pick up roots from their homeland and replant them in the America they heard so many wonderful things about. Where their dreams have a greater chance of becoming a reality for their children. All they wanted was a chance for a better future. You will see how life changing challenges were faced head on by the Margos family as they found themselves not only torn apart for leaving their home but also for leaving behind a very precious part of themselves. They persevere and move on with hopes for a better life but with heavy and broken hearts as tragedy befalls the family just before they set sail for the Promised Land known to them as "America." The story twists and turns with dramatic changes in events and heart pounding situations that will shock and surprise readers to the very end."The Swatch", is true only to the extent that there exists a close loving family named Margiotis who came to America from Greece in the 1950's and whose parents had 7 children. 4 girls and 3 boys. There were 2 daughters named Vasiliki. Both were born to Maria and Kosta Margiotis. One born in Greece in 1951 and died at age 3 and a half in 1955 and the other was born in the USA in 1959 and died in 2007. But it's a fictional account of life events beyond age 3 of the first Vasiliki Margiotis. It's a fictional story of what life could have been like, if, Vasiliki survived her accident. In the story the family name was changed to Margos.

Author: Dennis C. Mariotis
ISBN-10: 1544283040
ISBN-13: 9781544283043
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 01/26/2017
Pages: 308
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d