eBook Author Looks Back to 1970s in Coming-of-Age Story Set During Greece's Military Junta

Online, September 23, 2010 (Newswire.com) - San Francisco, CA - 'Climbing St. Friday' is a poignant, nostalgic look at the 1970s adventures of a young Greek-American girl who is sent by her parents from a small town in the Midwest to Athens, Greece, for a year of college.

Having felt limited by her parent's desire to keep her within her hyphenated ethno-centric, cloistered world, she experiences the exhilaration of self-discovery. As she spreads her wings in the land that introduced democratic ideals to the world, she does so against the backdrop of a country held hostage by tanks, soldiers and military symbols at every turn. An easy-read novella-length tale, Kouremetis often uses humor and remarkable detail in this coming-of-age odyssey that touchingly demonstrates how a year can change a life.

The eBook was published digitally through SmashWords.com in a number of formats and is available online or for download for Kindles (Amazon.com), iPads and other readers as well.

About the Author

Having written about a variety of topics from America's housing, to midlife romance, to celebrity profiles, Dena Kouremetis currently writes three columns for Examiner.com, including her most recent inclusion as the Greek American Culture examiner. Author, co-author and professional consultant for four books, Kouremetis is a past columnist for the Sacramento Bee and has written articles and feature stories for newspapers across the country. Several of her personal stories have appeared in books, including Heavenly Miracles (Morrow Press) and Raging Gracefully:Smart Women on Life Love, and Coming into Your Own (Adams Media). Profiled in Professional Women magazine in 2004, Kouremetis is also a public speaker and professional trainer.