A Cricket in the Wind by Valerie Helps

A Cricket in the Wind by Valerie Helps

A CRICKET IN THE WIND - Memories of CreteARTWORK VALERIE HELPS AND GEOFREY BUL

A Cricket in the Wind - Memories of Crete is Valerie's fourth illustrated book based on her journals and chronologically the first in the series. It describes her arrival in Crete with several members of her family who decide to join in the dream that has dwelt in the author's fertile mind for so long.

Following years of working in youth music and finally as the orchestra manager of the Sydney Opera House, Valerie fulfils her inner call to the magical island of Crete. She vividly describes the stunning landscape of Crete while adjusting to the different lifestyle to which she has been drawn, successfully leasing and running a suite of six holiday studios and villas, dealing with the authorities and multitudes of red tape, organising local tradesmen and learning new skills involved with the running of a business. The family makes time to explore the island, swim in shining seas, harvest olives, and dance in nightclubs and Valerie flies to Italy to join the three thousand voices of the World Festival Choir to sing>The Verdi Requiem in the Arena di Verona with the tenor Luciano Pavarotti.

Illustrated with Valerie's watercolours and sketches by Geoffrey Bull

Helps, Valerie: - Valerie Helps was born in London and grew up in East Africa. Widely travelled, she has lived in Australia, Greece and France for extensive periods and has established herself as a successful travel writer and illustrator. Her short stories, poetry and children's stories have been published in journals and newspapers worldwide. Valerie worked for many years in Australia with youth orchestras and was Orchestra Manager in the Sydney Opera House before moving to Crete with members of her family. Later she left for France with Geoffrey and spent the summers on their canal boat, de Villehardouin. She now lives near her family in Sydney.

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ISBN 13	9781800166813
ISBN 10	1800166818
Title	A Cricket in the Wind
Author	Valerie Helps
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers
Year published	2024-03-28
Number of pages	268
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.