For The First Time, I Had Been

Natalie Bakopoulos Has That Rare Gift, The Ability To Imagine A Traumatic Historical Event In The Form Of Individual Lives And Ordinary Details. The Green Shore Is Compelling, Personal, And Full Of Quietly Real Moments.

If There Is Any Good In Life, In History, In My Own Past, I Invoke It Now. I Invoke It With All The Passion With Which I Have Lived.

I Love To Cook And I've Cooked A Lot Of Bulgarian Food Over The Years.

As You Know, Human History Is Full Of Evil Deeds, And Maybe We Ought To Think Of Them With Tears, Not Fascination.

My Publishers Are Wonderful Because They Have Let Me Write What I Wanted To. They're Wise Enough To Know That, With Any Author Who's Not Simply Writing Formulas - Who's Trying To Create Something New - Pressuring Them To Do Something For Market Purposes Almost Always Backfires. I Can't Imagine Working Under Those Circumstances, Actually.