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Where the Wandering Ends

By: Yvette Manessis Corporon
Narrated by: Myrto Stylou
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They wondered if they would ever find their way back—back to the village, back to a life of meaning, back to each other.

Corfu, 1946—In a poor Greek community, ten-year-old Marco is perhaps the poorest of them all. But it wasn’t always that way. His grandmother once worked for the royal family where Marco’s mother played alongside young Prince Phillip himself. Now Greece is on the brink of civil war, and Marco’s mother still clings to the desperate hope that somehow the royal family will save her own.

As the war turns deadlier, Greece’s Queen Frederica takes a defiant stand against the communists, announcing that she will save her country’s most innocent by opening children’s villages. When the communist partisans erect camps of their own, children are ripped from their mothers’ arms; entire villages are emptied.

Young Katerina has been best friends with Marco for as long as she can remember, cementing their bond by stealing scraps from her family’s table to sneak to him. But when the communists reach their village, loyalties are tested as devastating secrets threaten to emerge. Katerina and Marco are separated just before her family flees on foot. At their final goodbye, Katerina and Marco promise to find their way back to the village, and to each other. This haunting childhood vow launches events that will take decades to unravel.

Set among Corfu’s picturesque lanes, hamlets, and villas where kings, villagers, and saints all walk the same cobblestone paths, Where the Wandering Ends reminds us of the tenacity of those who have lost everything and the enduring power of home.

“[A] magically crafted story combining history and mythology.”—Heather Morris, New York Times bestselling author

  • A heart-wrenching yet hopeful story that spans decades: from post-World War II to early 2000s
  • Stand-alone novel
  • Book length: approximately 112,000 words
©2022 Yvette Manessis Corporon (P)2022 Harper Muse
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Linda

This book is a beautiful yet haunting, It describes the trials and tribulations of two childhood friends; Marco and Katerina during a painful period of Greek history.

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Great story but very biased.

Greece’s history is unknown to most. I greatly appreciate you sharing the tragic Greek civil war story. I do think it was very biased, atrocities were committed on both sides. There is no mention of the illegal adoptions of Greek children to the US and other countries facilitated by Queen Frederica. It was a nice book and I really liked the narration.

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amazing story

I appreciated this story and listened to it 2 times because I felt so close to the characters that I wanted to visit them again! I felt immersed in the culture, experiences, and environment of Corfians. It really enhanced by vacation to Corfu, giving me a much greater appreciation for my own experience on the island of Corfu Greece

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Waste of time!

I tried to listen to this but it went nowhere fast! I got to chapter 11 & deleted it! I couldn’t take any more. Very disappointed!

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