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My husband and I both appreciated this reflective and poignant memoir with interesting commentary on pre-retirement terrors. The thoughts on Greece in the 40s compared to 2015 Greece during the financial and refugee crisis were interesting. The dish I made is perhaps an Americanized cheat but authentic to Midwest cafe Greek. Lemon Garlic chicken and potatoes with olives and feta; a sheet pan recipe from half baked harvest. #foodandlit #greece

This book meanders to a conclusion that my husband I have noted on through our moves. A new home is never fully “home” until you have travelled away and return. It‘s that “glad to be home” feeling that cinches the deal. #foodandlit2022 #foodandlit #greece #dogsoflitsy

“finga- to go for a fine walk”. Reading on my lunch hour. I like this word that the author and I both just discovered. I am going to try and slip it into my speech! “Some words are irresistible. You have to taste them right away.” Photo for cute dog tax. #dogsoflitsy

I had gotten old and grumpy. A gnallspik, no less, to use a word that I love. A bellyacher.

A beautifully written memoir. Kallifatides was born in Greece, moved and married in Sweden, where he established a literary career (writing in his adopted language Swedish). Suffering from writer's block in his seventies, he returns to Greece, visiting old haunts and his parents' home, contemplating the state of Europe and the economic despair in Greece.

Thanks to @SilversReviews for posting about this book so I could discover it.

GIVEAWAY!!

“Full of profound questions on the nature of aging, writing, and the political and economic states of Europe, ANOTHER LIFE is a beautiful meditation on identity under the multifaceted labels and experiences we assign to each other, from the languages we speak, the beliefs and values we hold, and the lessons that we draw from our past selves.”

https://silversolara.blogspot.com/2018/10/giveaway-and-spotlight-of-another-life...

“Sailors talk about a following wind. That‘s what writing is like. You are carried along, the narrative chooses its own pathways, anything can happen from one sentence to the next.” —Theodor Kallifatides