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Raping Aphrodite
What if everything you know - or think you know- about your life is wrong? Tash Colgate is about to find out how that feels in Raping Aphrodite, a new work of fiction by first-time author Loukia Borrell. Tash has the life she always a solid marriage to a man she loves and a successful art career. But when she agrees to display items in her gallery from the Mediterranean Island of Cyprus, her decision begins to unravel long-held secrets that were never expected to see the light of day. Set, in part, against the 1974 invasion of Cyprus by Turkey, Raping Aphrodite is a story of unearthing truths and a haunted past.
254 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 29, 2011
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Loukia Louka Borrell
4Ìýbooks15ÌýfollowersAlthough I am a proud native of Toledo, Ohio, I am equally proud to have lived most of my life in the Commonwealth of Virginia. I have a bachelor's degree from Elon University and am a former newspaper reporter. I have written three books, all available on Amazon.com and BN.com, and my poems have been published in literary journals in the United States and United Kingdom. I am married, have three adult children and my website is loukialoukaborrell.com
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November 30, 2011
I read this book in draft form back in the spring of 2010 and was enthralled. The graphic images of the war-ravaged Cypriot villagers was riveting, but the story behind the present-day drama linked with the 1974 tragic invasion was even more captivating. The story is fiction, but many of the scenes were carefully recreated through tedious research and interviews with survivors of the invasion. I found myself intertwined with the story, not knowing what to expect next, and living alongside the scared refugees hiding out in caves, basements and churches to avoid the wrath of the young Turkish soldiers. It's a great book, and I'm glad it brings to light both sides of the story -- Turkish and Cypriot -- in a way that enlightens and entertains the reader.
July 9, 2013
This book goes back and forth between 1974 Cyprus and 2012 in the US (Virginia). I gave it 3 stars because I enjoyed reading about the 1974 Turkish invasion and eventual division of Cyprus between the Turks and the Greeks. I also liked Barbra, an American with the Peace Corps stationed in Cyprus that happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time when the Turks invaded.
If I could, I would give the chapters about the modern day characters 2 stars. I wasn't able to connect with these characters as they were not well developed and the tone was incompatible with the gravity of events in Cyprus. It felt as though the author was trying to write a romance novel with the constant hot, steamy sex between Tash and Christian.
I was also disappointed that Barbra's story abruptly ended in 1974 and two people briefly mentioned during 1974 continue the story in Virginia. It was also fairly obvious who Tash really was early on in the story. I can see why this book was self-published.
If I could, I would give the chapters about the modern day characters 2 stars. I wasn't able to connect with these characters as they were not well developed and the tone was incompatible with the gravity of events in Cyprus. It felt as though the author was trying to write a romance novel with the constant hot, steamy sex between Tash and Christian.
I was also disappointed that Barbra's story abruptly ended in 1974 and two people briefly mentioned during 1974 continue the story in Virginia. It was also fairly obvious who Tash really was early on in the story. I can see why this book was self-published.
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