The Golden Sands: Book 1

By Chronis Z

The Golden Sands is a literary coming-of-age novel about Andreas, a Greek boy raised in Brussels who returns to Maronia, Greece, and chooses to stay.
There, he learns that belonging is not romance or escape. It is work, family duty, village judgment, school, love, loss, and responsibility.
As Andreas grows, he uncovers family secrets, confronts his absent father, lives through Greece's political turmoil, and learns that identity is built through endurance.
In essence: a boy divided between exile and homeland becomes a man by accepting the weight of love, history, and belonging.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H33XJS3Y
• ISBN13: 9798198827189
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 474 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"