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A lovely young woman's chance encounter with an older man precipitates her on a sensual journey through a seductive and exotic landscape during which she is forced to address her weaknesses and assess her values.
“The Silver Chrysalis” is a modern fable set in the beguiling atmosphere of 21st century Greece. It describes with a gentle and sympathetic touch, the unfolding of a deep and loving relationship between an enchanting woman and an older man - two superficially sophisticated people who, despite their cosmopolitan charm, are burdened by doubt and insecurity.
During a journey that takes them from the clamour of Athens to the rural tranquillity of Cephalonia their familiar and comfortable worlds are changed irrevocably.
The story contains essential and familiar elements of classical works - comedy and tragedy, drama and pathos. The author’s style is romantically sensual, whether he is describing Greek food and drink, music and dance, the evocative and unchanging land and seascapes or the physical relationship that develops between the hero and heroine. Serious moments are suddenly enlightened by quiet shafts of humour and there are hilarious interludes during which the dialogue verges on the outrageous while subtly casting a spot light on sexual exploitation and hypocrisy.
The reader will be captivated by the author’s powerful descriptive writing and lured into a sun drenched idyll that gives no warning of impending tragedy that is, initially, only vaguely sensed like the distant rumble of thunder on a hot, still afternoon..
The author was educated at Stellenbosch and Oxford universities and spent 32 years in the South African foreign service. He has lived, worked and travelled in Africa, Europe, the Americas and Asia and has accompanied an expedition to Antarctica and the sub antarctic islands. He has written numerous travel articles. The "Silver Chrysalis" is his first work of fiction.
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