Arrested Song: Events
February, 2024 – ARRESTED SONG has been long-listed for the £10,000 Runciman Award, given annually for a book about Greece. The list, which covers books published globally in English in 2023, includes books on history, biography, archaeology, philosophy and classical reception, plus novels, poetry and literary translation. The books selected span Hellenic experience from antiquity until today.
Arrested Song, by Irena Karafilly: Reading and Book Signing
Montreal West Public Library – 45 Westminster Ave S, Montréal-Ouest, QC H4X 1Y6, Canada
October 28, 2023 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
We are delighted to announce that at 2:30 on Saturday, October 28, award-winning author Irena Karafilly will be joining us at the library to read from her new novel, Arrested Song. The book was released on March 28 2023, and has already received strong international praise, including its selection as Book of the Month by the Greek News Agenda.
Set during the Second World War and its aftermath, the novel follows “an extraordinary woman’s life and loves in war-torn Greece, and her dauntless struggle against social and political tyranny.” Anyone interested in the Greek islands and/or women’s rights is sure to enjoy this vicarious stay in the magical village of Molyvos. Fans of Lucinda Riley are likely to find this novel of interest. As Irena’s visit approaches, we’ll be sharing more reviews, but here are a few to get you started:
‘I enjoyed Arrested Song immensely… Karafilly succeeds brilliantly where I had decided not even to try.
A very accomplished novel.’
(LOUIS DE BERNIÈRES, bestselling author of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin)
‘A gripping, powerfully evocative chronicle of Greek island life in times of peace and war. Nothing is black and white here, least of all her feisty, iconoclastic heroine…hard to put this book down.’
(SOFKA ZINOVIEFF, author of Red Princess and Putney)
To learn more about the book, and about Ms Karafilly, visit her website at: https://irenakarafilly.com/
We look forward to seeing you there!
Link to event: https://fb.me/e/6gpu1OGUz
MONKLAND VILLAGE: MEET N.D.G. AUTHOR
Arts & Commerce weekend: Street festival
September 23/24, 2023 12 – 5 p.m.
I will be signing my new historical novel, ARRESTED SONG, at Multimags, 5508 Monkland Ave, Montreal, Quebec H4A 1C7
The novel is set in a magical Greek village and deals with the life and times of an extraordinary woman who lived through the German Occupation, Civil War, and Junta era. The perfect gift for anyone interested in the Greek islands and/or women’s rights.
AT LAST IN CANADA, US, AUSTRALIA!
September 5, 2023
“A book read by a thousand different people is a thousand different books.” (Andrei Tarkovsky)
This may well be true, but what a thrill it is to see your own book being read in the UK, Greece, Holland, Italy, Poland, Spain, Germany, Israel. Now, at last, it is also available in Canada, U.S., Australia, and N.Z. Thank you to everyone kind enough to send me a photo, wherever you are!
BOOK LAUNCH – ATHENS INSIDER TERRACE | May 15, 2023
Archelaou 8, Athens
A balmy evening in Athens, a beautiful rooftop terrace filled to capacity, much laughter and wine and all books sold! What else can one expect from a book launch? Many thanks to Sudha Nair Iliades from ATHENS INSIDER, the organizers of Athens City Festival, WINES OF ATHENS for their generosity, Diana Farr Louis for championing my novel, Lexikopoleio Books for promoting the book, and everyone who triumphed over Athens traffic and climbed three flights of stairs to celebrate with us. Last but not least, my heartfelt thanks to Legend Press for all their hard work in promoting ARRESTED SONG.
