tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16693685667692281312011-11-27T17:27:33.750-08:00Book Review My Opinions Our discussionsBook Reviews By Debranoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669368566769228131.post-124639298837331912009-07-30T19:01:00.000-07:002009-07-30T19:36:06.880-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OusFNLT8JhM/SnJXsZSgkYI/AAAAAAAAACM/Myw0P92iGaM/s1600-h/Image+-+Barbara+Bonfigli.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OusFNLT8JhM/SnJXsZSgkYI/AAAAAAAAACM/Myw0P92iGaM/s320/Image+-+Barbara+Bonfigli.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364446526366060930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OusFNLT8JhM/SnJXOQRLiAI/AAAAAAAAACE/vc_0VadSDYw/s1600-h/image+-+cafe_tempest_softcover_final.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OusFNLT8JhM/SnJXOQRLiAI/AAAAAAAAACE/vc_0VadSDYw/s320/image+-+cafe_tempest_softcover_final.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364446008548493314" /></a><br />Cafe Tempest by Barbara Bonfigli<br /><br /><br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=F8D62895B8B825DD<br /><br />A fictional memoir that does for Greece what A Year in Provence did for France.<br /><br />What is it about Greece that makes it so exotic, so romantic, so tantalizing that it's right at the top of everybody s bucket list the one foreign land they're longing to visit? Our dreams are made by Never on Sunday, Zorba the Greek, and just lately My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Mama Mia. Café Tempest: Adventures on a Small Greek Island is a witty, evocative, beautifully written novel that puts you right in the heart of Greek island life. It's so alive with the sights and smells and tastes and characters of Greece that you can pick it up and start your Mediterranean vacation on page one. On a deeper level, the book is filled with the kinds of observations, reflections, and arc of self-discovery that make Eat, Pray, Love so compelling.<br /><br />Welcome to Pharos. Laugh and dance in the hammock not the cradle of Western civilization, says author, lyricist, and theatrical producer Barbara Bonfigli. I've been falling in love with Greece since I was old enough to drink retsina. But if Sarah hadn't captured my imagination you'd never know how I feel about friendship, feta, and the abundance of grace that turns friends into lovers and fishermen into kings.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1669368566769228131-12463929883733191?l=bookreviewsbydebra.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Book Reviews By Debranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669368566769228131.post-31899811524620479822009-06-28T11:40:00.000-07:002009-06-28T11:43:20.572-07:00Hello, I'm Debra Gaynor, book reviewer.<br /><br />I've loved to read since the first grade. Reviewing is my dream job. I read just about anything. Currently I'm reading Mosquito Tapes by Chris Homes, Have You Been Royally Screwed by Myron Bernstein, Beyond Estacy by K Lynch and Rick and Bobo by the Ventrillo Brothers.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1669368566769228131-3189981152462047982?l=bookreviewsbydebra.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Book Reviews By Debranoreply@blogger.com6