Marjory McGinn

For a visit to a small Greek village not far from Kalamata and for plenty of laughs along the way, I recommend Things Can Only Get Feta. A husband and wife move from Scotland to Greece for a year and a star of the tale is their wild and wacky Jack Russell terrier, Wallace. He does his dreaded “screamy barking” at the drop of a hat. Yet when the author was sad he hid a heart shaped dog biscuit in her boot for her to find, which cheered her up. The author laughs at herself when she shares her misadventures with the Greek language, which make a Greek friend, Angelika, laugh until tears roll down her face. Tripping over similar Greek words, McGinn says Wallace is a good cucumber, and Angelika has lovely golden worms, meaning earrings. They meet Foteini, who lives a traditional life style, when she is riding her donkey and they become dear friends. Thanks to the author for sharing the year she and her husband spent in Greece, and I look forward to her second book.… (meer)