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The
2003 Award
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Ariadne's Dream by Tess Fragoulis
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Publisher of Nominated Edition: Thistledown Press ISBN 1894345304 |
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ABOUT
THE BOOK
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| Leaving her Montreal family and friends, Ariadne Hatzidakis returns to the land of her forebears - and a trap prepared for her by the old Greek gods. The lover they present her with is Death, in the guise of Yannis Vissinos, a musician whose only fidelity is to his 'white bride', heroin. The stages of Hell that we follow Ariadne through - the nightlife of Athens, the seasonal depravities of the love island, Nysas - are colourful, sexy, obsessive and detailed with mordant wit. The odds are against Ariadne, but the gods are beginning to wish that they'd hedged their bets…. |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
| Tess Fragoulis was born in Heraklion, Crete and grew up in Montreal where she currently lives and writes. She has written for television and newspapers and has published widely in literary journals. Fragoulis' first book, a collection entitled Stories to Hide From Your Mother, was nominated for the QSPELL First Book Award in 1998. Ariadne's Dream is her first novel. |
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