everything beautiful began after a novel

The writing gives Athens a magical glow – a place where possibilities are endless if only the people knew how to use them.Ī part of the story is told in the form of letters, telegrams and photographs. The story unfolds slowly, going back and forth and we get to know the characters more by the things they do rather than the things they say. Something in each of their childhoods has affected the way they deal with life. Rebecca, George and Henry are all in Athens searching for something and dealing with their own darkness, despair and regrets. Everything Beautiful Began After is a story of despair, loneliness and finding hope in unlikely places.

And I when I read the book I completely understood why. This book was one among the favorites of book bloggers last year.

Three lost and lonely souls whose worlds become inexorable enmeshed with consequences that ripple far among the ruins of ancient Athens An archaeologist, Henry is on-site at Athens during the day, and roams the Agora on the weekend. Dropped off at a New England boarding school when he was a child, he has close to no relationships with anyone, except the study of ancient language and alcohol. George has come to Athens to translate language. Young and lost, she seeks solace in the heat of Athens. Born and raised in the south of France, Rebecca’s mother abandoned her and her sister when they were very young, left to be raised by her loving yet distant grandfather. I don’t have this book with me now, so you’ll notice the review is a little thin on the details.) (This is a short review of a book I read a while ago and made notes on. Publisher: Harper Collins (Harper Perennial)

Everything beautiful began after a novel