The Captive Sun

I very much enjoyed The Captive Sun by Irena Karafilly which is set on a small Greek island.  The main character, Calliope is a witness to the social and political turmoil in Greece from before World War II until the 1970s.  Calliope is an emotionally strong beautiful woman who lives her life as she pleases and refuses to submit to the socials norms of her time.  She is married at a young age and as she gets older she has a number of men wanting her love and attention. The greatest impact on the village is the Nazi Occupation during World War II.  Calliope is a school teacher who particularly wants to see girls receiving an education.  These are dangerous times.  After the War Royalists and Communists vied for power.  Now the Greeks were killing each other and this was worse in the 1970s.  It was a good story and a history lesson. 41/2/5