{"product_id":"2940011479021","title":"Aegean Dream","description":"\u003cp\u003eA true story set on Greece's real 'Mamma Mia' island of Skopelos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComic and tragic by turns, Aegean Dream is a story of love, resilience, and the power of friendship. A compelling window on the daily life of a small Greek island and the spirit of its people, this book also provides striking insights into the broken institutions that would soon shake the entire global economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- What’s it really like to live on a tiny Greek island?\u003cbr\u003e- Why is the Greek economy so messed up?\u003cbr\u003e- What IS ‘The Secret’?\u003cbr\u003e...and what do mysterious skulls, Russian prostitutes, President Bush the elder, and Pierce Brosnan have to do with it all?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn November 2006, Linda and Dario gamble everything on their dream--a new life on the tiny Greek island of Skópelos. They've studied Greek, done their research, and have a simple goal: to set up a small natural cosmetics business and live happily ever after. But the Greek Gods have other ideas, and before long the couple find themselves snarled in a web of lies and incompetence, their dream slipping hopelessly out of reach.In Greece, connections are everything. But will the efforts of their friends--the proud and complicated Dr. Yiánnis; Tákis, the island's chess-playing, motorcycle-riding Adonis; and Ilíana, the mayor's gentle daughter--be enough to help them overcome their difficulties before their slim finances run out and they're forced to abandon their dream?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDario Ciriello's 'Aegean Dream'. All story. All true.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Panverse Publishing LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47182877491440,"sku":"2940011479021","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940011479021_p0.jpg?v=1763549335","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940011479021","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}