Synopsis:

When Patricia, the Italian-American, marries Gregori, the “gorgeous” Greek, she spends almost two decades in a sometimes tragic, sometimes uproarious pursuit of ‘Happily-Ever-After’. In a last-ditch effort to make their relationship work, Patricia moves with Gregori to Greece, where he insists he must be in order to be happy. Once there, she discovers that though she might not save her marriage, she just might save herself.We follow the narrator, as she describes in self-deprecating and side-splitting detail how growing up first-generation, blue-collar, Italian-American influenced her choice of mate, the naiveté of her perceptions throughout their courtship, her hapless, yet hopeful years amongst her new Greek relatives, and her eventual self-actualization brought about by the intriguing time spent in her adopted country — Greece. With vivid descriptions of life in modern-day Greece, this memoir is both a tasty treat and an exhilarating sail on the Hellenic seas through xenophobia, dysfunctional family units, religious ravings, obsessive protocols, political disorder, European football, and fabulous food.As the Italians say, Buon Appetito! (Good Appetite!) As the Greeks say, Kalo Taxidi! (Good Voyage!)

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Author Comment:

If you would like to hear more podcast readings from this title, please visit my website: www.patriciaVdavis.com

Topics/Categories:

Feminism, Greece and Greek Culture, Italian-Americans, marriage and self-esteem, Travel

Genre:

Biography and Memoir, Family - Relationships, Feminism, Marriage, Narrative Nonfiction, Popular Culture

Type of Work:

Manuscript

Publishers:

Harper Davis Publishing Co.

Purchase From:

www.bookpassage.com
www.amazon.com
www.barnesandnoble.com

Original Publish Date:

October 1, 2007

Reading Guides:

http://www.patriciavdavis.com/harlots_sauce_reading_guide

Publishing Notes:

Harlot's Sauce will be re-released in November 2009 with a new book cover, new blurbs and an awards seal. Books are currently being pre-ordered...

Formats:

Paperback, e-book

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