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Acts of Love
by Kazan, Elia
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0446955531
- ISBN 13
- 9780446955539
- Seller
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STREETSVILLE, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Warner Books, 1978 Book. Good. Pbk. "A beautiful and strongly sexual young woman seeks security and certainty within her husband's Greek-American family but is soon on the move again, toward an inevitable final reckoning.The story of two people from different generations, and with two very different perspectives on life, whose destinies become entangled in a tragic and destructive way.Kosta is a conservative Greek immigrant in the United States for whom Greek traditions determine the right path of life for his family. With a steady hand the rather dogmatic man maneuvers the actions of his wife, his son, and his close relatives. He is strict, demanding, and frightening. Kosta also attempts to control the life of his only son, Tedi, until Tedi meets his new bride-to-be, Ethel. Unfortunately, the new bride is far from the obedient Greek wife of the old world. She is emancipated, passionate, impulsive, and stron.
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Details
- Bookseller
- KALAMOS BOOKS (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 041047
- Title
- Acts of Love
- Author
- Kazan, Elia
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10
- 0446955531
- ISBN 13
- 9780446955539
- Publisher
- Warner Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- GREEKS IN AMERICA FICTOPOIP
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