The Dog on the Acropolis

By Mark Tedesco

Book Overview

A family living in Greece at the time of the construction of the Parthenon and another family, thousands of years later, eking out a living at the base of the Acropolis. The repercussions of the meeting of man and dog would unfold in unforeseen ways that would impact the lives around them. The narrative takes the reader to Greece's Golden Age, in which one dog, Daria, would scamper up the hill to keep up with Adelino, a stone cutter working on the new temple, and his son Tiro. The lives of Pheidias, the architect of the Parthenon, Adelino and Diana his wife, as well as Tiro their son, would intersect in unexpected ways. The story brings then brings the reader back into the present where past and present eventually coincide, transforming the lives of both canines and humans.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0578214369
• ISBN13: 9780578214368
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Academia Publications
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"