The Last Day of Paradise

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Pub Date 29 Jul 2012 | Archive Date 31 Jan 2021

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Description

"The Last Day of Paradise," is a family saga that highlights the magic of language and the cycle of generations.  Sunday, 15, abruptly discovers that her "baba" may not be her biological father. She narrates the events that led to her birth in a small Greek town and takes the reader back in time to understand her present situation.  The story unfolds as Sunday zips blithely from one end of the timeline to the other - from the bawdiness of ancient times to the raw sexual nonchalance of today's youth - although she sometimes gets ahead of her storytelling.  Sections are helpfully labelled "current era" and "ancient era". There's Olga, the feminine feminist; Kyra Vana, her lesbian mother; and wicked Yiayia, who has only one breast. And there's Bo, Sunday's friend in the U.S., who tells them all about the wonders of America, such as 24-hour help lines for domestic violence.


"The Last Day of Paradise," is a family saga that highlights the magic of language and the cycle of generations. Sunday, 15, abruptly discovers that her "baba" may not be her biological father. She...


Advance Praise

"... a novel with wit and attitude to spare...her debut is a captivating and wild-tongued tale."--Dean Bakopoulos, author of "Please Don't Come Back from the Moon."

"Reading this novel is like watching 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' with commentary by Roseanne Barr."--Thaddeus Rutkowski, author of "Tetched"


"... a novel with wit and attitude to spare...her debut is a captivating and wild-tongued tale."--Dean Bakopoulos, author of "Please Don't Come Back from the Moon."

"Reading this novel is like...


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Thank you Net Gallery for my copy of this novel. This is my honest review.
Firstly this book is not my usual genre. It is more likely suited to teenage or young adult readers. The language is colourful with an abundance of slang.
This book is set in Greece and is about the lives of the mother, Chrysa, and her daughter, Sunday. It was sometime disconcerting going from "Ancient Era" to "Common Era " but once the characters were sorted it was easier.
I can not really remark too much on the plot as it appeared to me to be a commentary on everyday life as it happens. That is the trials and tribulations of teenagers growing up in their respective generations.
However the book kept me interested enough to finish reading as it has enough tragedy and happiness to keep the readers attention.

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