An Affair of the Heart - Large Print Author:Dilys Powell Encompasses a great variety of science, of character, of encounter. But everything is linked by the story the book has to tell about a single village, Perachora, the background of a famous excavation; and the whole is illuminated by a deep knowledge and by an indestructible affection for the people of Greece. — An unforgettable evocation of a cou... more »ntry and its people, "An Affair of the Heart" was hailed as a classic when it was first published more than forty years ago, and is still regarded as one of the most outstanding books on Greece ever written. Dilys Powell spent many years in Greece before World War II, returning there in 1945 after the tragic early death of her husband. In this personal odyssey, she not only gives a deeply moving account of her journeys, but also draws us in to share her joy in a timeless land and its gallant, indestructible people.« less