It’s almost three years since coming up with the idea of creating a history book about Zakynthos, and a year and half since we began writing it. Writing a book like this is neither easy, nor straightforward, it has taken a lot of hard work, dedication and time. We know that everyone's desperate to read it, and we can’t wait to finish writing it so it can be sent for editing and proofing.
A book like this can’t be rushed though, and even though we’ve had a set plan for the type of book we want to write and its contents, many discoveries have been made whilst researching it that meant we needed to add many new sections and chapters. Between us we've read over two hundred documents, many of them hundreds of pages long. We've visited archive centres and museums, requested rare manuscripts from libraries around the world, and we’ve also had to translate text from Greek, French, German, Italian into English. Whilst we still don’t want to give too much away at present, what we can tell you is that the book will cover the following subjects relating to Zakynthos: - Archaeology - Churches and Monasteries - Culture and Tradition - Geography and Geology - Historical sites - History - Museums - Notable people - Zakynthian food recipes The content we have for Zakynthos Flower of the East will make a rich, exciting and informative read that will send readers back in time to discover an island they never knew existed. It’s a completely different and interesting island that we’ve both completely fallen in love with discovering, and we’ve enjoyed every single second of this research and writing journey. All we have to do is finish writing the final few sections, then it can go to our editor who’s eagerly awaiting it! Thanks for your patience and we will update you with more information very soon!
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