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Good Morning Corfu: 'Jack Kerouac meets the Archers via the Durrell family'

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In a parallel universe, my book, Good Morning Corfu: A Year on a Greek Island  is going down very well, like ouzo and iced water in the village plateia on a balmy evening. The reviews have been lovely - thank you - with the latest  describing it  as 'Jack Kerouac meets the Archers via the Durrell family. Delightful!' My dear friend, Betty, who is featured in the book, messaged me today in great excitement, after meeting a couple from Manchester who were in our Greek village looking for the Villa Oleander. 'I walked them to the house,' she said, 'and then they told me they were looking for it because they read your book! They already went up to the Square to visit every single place you mentioned.' Apparently, the only reason they visited the village was because they had read the book. Of course, when Betty revealed that she was in it, they were delighted. 'The lady told me to tell you how much she enjoyed your book!' I hope they spent some