Bound to Two Homelands – A Kytherian Odyssey

Associate Professor Con Aroney’s second novel is a remarkable book which brings to life both early twentieth century Kythera and Australia, introducing us to the lives of two outstanding men from a small but noteworthy island.

This book is many things. It is a description of an incredible Greek Island and a portrayal of its brave and resilient people; a record of two of its outstanding sons – one an Evzone and one an ANZAC – who loved both their homelands, Greece and Australia and fought repeatedly to keep them free; a story of bravery, pathos and tragedy, but ultimately of triumph. It is also the story of the incredible cost paid by the people of Greece during the German occupation of the Second World War and the equally devastating effects of the civil war that followed. Finally, it is a testimony to the immigrants who transformed Australia into one of the finest nations in the world. This book is all those things.

‘An indomitable spirit shines through in the narrative…the accounts of the key events in the lives of the featured personalities interweave into a spellbinding narrative of the history of the twentieth century. I hope this book finds its place in people’s hearts.’