The 'Little Women' of Greece

A warm, lyrical tribute to youth and the summer season [THREE SUMMERS]( BY MARGARITA LIBERAKI Translated from the Greek by Karen Van Dyck Margarita Liberaki's tender, enchanting novel Three Summers tells the story of three sisters growing up just outside of Athens in the interwar years. Over the course of three summer seasons, each young woman discovers more about who she is and who she wants to be. Maria, the eldest, is both adventurous in love and impatient to settle down and raise a family of her own. Infanta, the middle child, is more interested in horses than boys. Romantic Katerina, the youngest sister, is a keen observer of the world around her, entering imaginatively into the lives of those in her home and community. Secrets are swapped, dreams dreamed, stories shared, and the girls find themselves much grown by the end of the third summer, having fallen in and out of love and learned hard truths about life. A beloved classic in Greece, Three Summers is full of lightness and hope. Karen Van Dyck's sparkling translation captures all of the color and sweetness of Liberaki's lush storytelling. [READ MORE]( For three days only, [Three Summers]( will be available at 30% off, along with these other summery coming-of-age novels. [AGOSTINO]( by Alberto Moravia [THE GO-BETWEEN]( by L. P. Hartley [THE MOUNTAIN LION]( by Jean Stafford SAVE THE DATE for these special fall events with Karen Van Dyck Thursday, October 10, 6pm [Seminary Co-Op Bookstore]( Chicago, IL with Anastasia Giannakidou and Jennifer Scappettone Friday, November 1, 6pm [Northshire Bookstore]( Manchester Center, VT Free US shipping on all orders over $50. You are receiving this message because you signed up for email newsletters from NYRB. You can [choose the types of mailings you wish to receive](: [Update preferences]( New York Review Books 435 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014 Not a subscriber? Sign up for our newsletter [here](. [Unsubscribe](