Georgia K. Fountoulakis

How Many Years

This novella is a sweeping tale of love, against a backdrop of civil unrest and ideological tensions in Cyprus, beginning in 1959. Love prevails between childhood friends of separate cultures and religions. With carefree innocence, Barış and Irini grow up together in Nicosia, where Europe and Asia collide. They are inevitably drawn into events linked to Cypriot strife and respond to this turmoil of a divided society. Barış joins an initiative to free Cyprus of Greek, Turkish, and British forces with Irini and his daughter Aleyna at his side. This story of adventure, fervor, and personal heroism endures upheaval in Cyprus as well as religious and cultural differences.

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The Ottoman's Assistant

In 1920, a Greek woman feels abandoned, even when an Ottoman government official saves her from the hardships occurring in İznik. Pressed into service as his assistant, she hides behind a false identity. To survive and maintain her cover, circumstances force her to stand by as Ottomans further their plans toward the Greeks. Suspecting her employer is a man of compassion with hidden depths and sympathies, she cautiously appeals to him on behalf of these Greeks. As she pours herself into efforts to keep Greeks safe, she finds herself battling a growing attraction for this man she should despise, risking the revelation of her identity. Her bravery brings her to the point of ultimate sacrifice. To save other Greeks, she may be unable to save herself.

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Love in Jasenovac

A young Ustashe soldier stationed in Jasenovac, Croatia in 1941 finds himself in a time and place that promises the birth of a new nation. Despite the consequences, he spares a Serbian woman’s life. While he has never participated in bloodletting, he also has done nothing to stop it and wonders whether his soul can be saved. Will the woman he protected be a key to his redemption?

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Kyril and Zoe

This novella takes place from 1452-1453 in Constantinople during its siege and fall where the Byzantine Empire, having shrunk to a shadow of its former glory is crumbling. When Kyril, a visionary and world-weary traveler meets Zoe, a nobleman’s daughter, the pair instantly falls in love. As the city prepares to face a massive Turkish army, Kyril and Zoe pursue an indescribable romance.

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Themis and Adlee

When two women go to a clinic in Crete to give birth to their first children, this short story mirrors the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne.

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