Dec 12, 2015
I was emailed recently and asked if I was Jewish because my first book deals with Jews escaping from Greece and my posts related to the holocaust and other posts.
I’m not Jewish. I have no Jewish roots (that I know of) but my adopted grandmother, Evelyn Elephan was Jewish. I adopted her when I was 10 years old and she was my next door neighbour.
She survived Auschwitz. I met her at 10 and she passed away when I was 15. I had 5 short years with this woman and she changed my life. She gave me my first holocaust related novel and it opened my eyes to the horrors of hate. I asked her what Hanukkah was and instead of telling me, she gave me a book. That was her method: read it darling and then we will talk. I don’t have any pictures of her; just my memories.
I don’t know how old she was, she never told me her age. She was a woman with many medical problems stemming from her time in the camp but she was always joyful and always had sweets for me (I blame her for my addiction to black cats and jelly beans).
I never knew her birthday because she never celebrated it. She said to me that every day was her birthday.
Auschwitz finally claimed her. She died in her sleep and that’s all I knew. She once asked me what I wanted to be when i grew up and I said ‘a writer’ and she said ‘you will do it’. She didn’t live long enough to see it when I got published in 2001 with “In the Blood of the Greeks”
My character of Eva is named after her.
Treasure the people in your life; you may have them for a short time but they can change your life forever.
Dec 12, 2015
It was the eighth night of Chanukah in Kiel, Germany, a small town with a Jewish population of 500. That year, 1931, the last night Chanukah fell on Friday evening, and Rabbi Akiva Boruch Posner, spiritual leader of the town was hurrying to light the Menorah before the Shabbat set in.
Dec 7, 2015
Amazons & Warriors Adult Coloring Book Volume 1 is a great way to relax and unwind. Inspired by the legendary fierce Greek Amazons and other female warriors throughout history.
You will find 40 illustrations to color. Find a quiet spot, turn off the TV and your phone. This is your time and relaxing with this mix of female power and strength.
Time to break out the pencils and start to relax and refresh ourselves by coloring.
Nov 21, 2015
Just an update. Lucia Nobrega and I are working on the first Eva and Zoe coloring book but it’s taken on a new angle. Henry will also be featured for the first time and Father H. In addition to it being a coloring book featuring E&Z, we’ve decided to include elements of Greece, some facts, some history, images of Larissa and other Greek places that are mentioned in The Blood of the Greeks. it’s turning into quite an interesting concept. The first book will be focused on Greece (naturally). In The Blood of the Greeks: Illustrations, People and Places (I have to come up with a better name).
Nov 19, 2015
A Widgie Knight – the first Eva and Zoe Novella including Zoe’s Journal is now on sale on Amazon for 99c!
Click here to purchase for 99c on Amazon
t’s 1950 and Zoe Lambros is a young Arts College graduate who has found work in the Sydney Art Gallery as a junior art restorer. She has also attracted the unwanted and offensive attention of Sebastian Fletcher, one of Australia’s greatest artists. Zoe is not one to take a backward step, but she finds herself unable to fight back without losing the job she loves. No one is going to believe the young artist’s claims against an Australian icon. Enter Zoe’s lover who has decided to take matters into her own hands and is eager to take on the role of Zoe’s defender.
A masquerade ball offers Eva Haralambos, Zoe’s dark-haired, blue eyed, six-foot tall peaceful and gentle partner, the chance to metamorphosize into a tattooed, leather clad Greaser on her own intimidatory mission. Can the tender, kind-hearted Eva become a tough Widgie Knight for her lady in distress?
This Intertwined Souls Series Shorts volume also features a journal entry for the night by Zoe. It’s late evening and Zoe has taken her journal to write about Eva’s efforts to defend her honor. Zoe reflects on the woman that she loves and how Eva transformed into her knight. Eva reveals who she imitated to achieve the intimidating figure she became.
Featuring Brazilian artist Lucia Nobrega’s illustrations of Eva and Zoe Lambros from the Intertwined Souls Series.
Nov 7, 2015
I have just released a new coloring book: Coloring to Relax The Mind Volume 2 – Under The Sea. Available on Amazon, Createspace and on my site as a pdf.
Featuring art to color of under the sea!
I was emailed recently and asked if I was Jewish because my first book deals with Jews escaping from Greece and my posts related to the holocaust and other posts.
