{"product_id":"zorbas-village-peter-barber-9781916574441","title":"Zorba's Village: Culture Chaos and Other Greek Complicatons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWelcome back to Zorba's hilarious taverna.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTelios has survived weddings, storms, gossip, power cuts, bad fish, family arguments, and a goat with strong opinions about paperwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut nothing has prepared the village for official recognition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a cream envelope arrives from Athens naming Telios a \u003cstrong\u003eVillage of Culture\u003c\/strong\u003e, Alex suddenly finds herself dealing with inspectors, ceremonies, reports, committees, and the terrifying possibility that the village may have to become organised.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first, it seems like another Greek complication to be survived with coffee, shouting, food and dangerous quantities of Dimitri's tsipouro.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut being noticed is not always a compliment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon, polished men are looking towards the hillside above Telios and seeing views, access, investment and opportunity. The villagers see olive trees, ancient paths, memories, arguments, goats, and a way of life that cannot be improved without being ruined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarm, funny, gloriously chaotic and filled with Greek sunshine, \u003cstrong\u003eZorba's Village is the fourth book in the much-loved Zorba series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you enjoy laugh-out-loud village chaos, stubborn old men, formidable women, dangerous amounts of food and stories with real heart beneath the humour, pull up a chair at Zorba's.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe coffee may be burnt. The chairs may be wrong. The goat may be eating the paperwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Telios is waiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd once you arrive, you may never be allowed to leave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Barber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1916574440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781916574441\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Barber Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.95d","brand":"Peter Barber","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50666231005439,"sku":"9781916574441","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/zorbas-village-peter-barber-9781916574441","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}