Girl Gone Greek (16 page)
Authors: Rebecca Hall
Tags: #travel, #Contemporary, #greek, #rebecca hall, #greece, #girl
Girl Gone Greek
is Rebecca Hall’s debut Contemporary Women’s Fiction Novel. After extensive global travels, Rebecca left the UK to return to the country she fell in love with — Greece, where she teaches English, writes and wryly observes that the chaotic nature of her adopted country actually suits her personality very well. All travel experiences, & particularly living in versatile cultures, have helped to shape who she is today. She is a
Rough Guide
co-author
(Greece
and
The Greek Islands)
and has contributed to numerous publications including
Apollo Business Class Magazine
for
Cyprus Airways
and
Let’s Go
for
RyanAir
, the
Daily Telegraph
Travel Section and her container ship voyage from Athens to Hong Kong caught the eye of
NPR National Radio
in the United States, where she was interviewed twice. When not writing, you’ll usually find her drinking coffee with her friends, or sourcing a new place to eat baklava.
Follow her adventures at:
Thank you for reading my debut novel. Indie authors rely on reviews so if you enjoyed it, do please head to Amazon and/or Goodreads to spread the word!
And feel free to contact me via my website
www.lifebeyondbordersblog.com
for more adventures in Greece and worldwide.
I would like to thank the following people:
Russell Bowers for his initial input—without his support, this book would not have developed beyond the initial idea. Anne Scott, founder of
Girl Gone International,
for permission for the book title. Tina Jones of
Girl Gone International
for her invaluable editing. Jessica Bell of the
Homeric Writer’s Retreat
on the Greek island of Ithaca, and Chuck Sambuchino of
Writer’s Digest
who ran the course at this retreat. Their ongoing encouragement helped me believe in myself and get this finished. Natascha Maria for her patience and arranging the layout for me, it was a big job! A huge thanks to the extended network of authors I have met online: Savannah Grace, Sara Alexi, Torre DeRoche, Nene Davis, Samantha Verant and Sonia Marsh to name but a few—all of whom have been a tremendous support, especially during the times when a lack of belief that this book would ever come to publication took over. Marissa Tejada, fellow expat author, helped me through the process, and Caroline and Nigel Daniels became, over time, part of my extended family who grew to be as excited about this novel as I am! My thanks to my editor, Perry Iles, for tirelessly working through the script several times. Then there are the friends and characters I made in Greece itself, without whom this book would never have been possible—especially Artemis, I love you, crazy one! Finally, huge thanks to my father; my anchor, my rock. And ironically to my siblings; without our relationship, this book would not have been written.
