One Boat

One Boat Synopsis

On losing her father, Teresa returns to a small town on the Greek coast - the same place she visited when grieving her mother nine years ago. She immerses herself again in the life of the town, observing the inhabitants going about their business, a quiet backdrop for her reckoning with herself. An episode from her first visit resurfaces vividly - her encounter with John, a man struggling to come to terms with the violent death of his nephew.

Soon Teresa encounters some of the people she met last time around:

• Petros, an eccentric mechanic, whose life story may or may not be part of John's
• the beautiful Niko, a diving instructor
• and Xanthe, a waitress in one of the café
• s on the leafy town square. They talk about their longings, regrets, the passing of time, their sense of who they are. Artfully constructed, absorbing and insightful, 
• One Boat 
• is a brilliant novel grappling with questions of identity, free will, guilt and responsibility