Published: March 2015

_{Ahyiat Anhar means in Arabic “lives as rivers”}

A panorama of the 19th century Greek diaspora,
set in Istanbul, Alexandria and the island of Lemnos

A heart wrenching saga of a Greek family of expatriates set in the last decades of the 19th century. Financial hardships force the family of Foteini to leave its hometown Istanbul and to finally settle in Alexandria, Egypt, after a brief stationing in the Greek island of Lemnos. The novel is a true panorama of the Greek diaspora of the time, an epic drama of love and adventure that brings out the flavours, aromas, colors, sensations, memories, and the rich diversity of cultures inhabiting the Eastern Mediterranean.