Empty Rooms

By Christos Terzides

What is the true power of the human spirit? Is it in one's will to chase a dream ? Or is it having the strength to self-sacrifice?At the height of his career, a successful journalist leaves his native Greece and moves to Manhattan to fulfil his life's dream. Being an author... An unfortunate event, his brother's suicide, sparks an inner process that brings to the surface old memories and questions awaiting answers. He embarks on a quest of self-knowledge, which sets off from 1980s Greece. His journey doesn't just describes only his personal course but it also parallels that of contemporary Greece--from the easygoing eighties, the sparkling lifestyle of the nineties to the golden years of the Olympic Games. Then, a sudden drop into the abyss... For him, the uncharted territory of New York's fast-paced life and easy relations, works as a hub from Greece of the uncharted years of austerity. It's a parallel struggle of the realities faced by person and country against others' images and perceptions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1520949227
• ISBN13: 9781520949222
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.7" x 6.0"