The audiobook, In the Dolphin's Wake is an amusing and erudite account of Harry Bucknall's 183-day journey through the Greek islands from Venice, in the West, to Istanbul, in the East.
In the summer of 2006, Harry Bucknall journeyed across the Aegean of more than 5,500 miles that included the glories of Mount Athos, 36 islands, and every island chain in the Greek Archipelago. It also involved 57 sea passages on 35 ferries, 4 landing craft, 3 hydrofoils, a fishing caique, a sea plane, 11 buses, 2 trains, an open-top Land Rover, and a duck-egg-blue 1961 Morris Oxford.
Recounted in the audio book with humour, pathos, and at times drama, this is not only a journey through the Greek islands but also a journey through Greek history, mythology, custom, and folklore - a Greek island companion loaded with adventure, mishap, and laughter offering a contemporary image of Aegean life today.
Below, we hear from the author himself about what inspired him to record his story and find out a little bit more about him, in the following Author Profile.
About the Author, by the Author
Harry Bucknall
Home Town: Blandford Forum, Dorset
Prior to my Greek odyssey, I served as an Army officer for 12 years with tours in Northern Ireland and Bosnia. My subsequent business career included work in the oil and mine industries, and as a consultant in the Middle East. I have also produced theatre on the London Fringe, sat on the Olivier Awards Panel, and been a theatre reviewer for Arts Council. I have written for The Sunday Telegraph, The Spectator, Sunday Times Travel Magazine, Irish Independent, Country Life and various other travel and theatre publications. I live in London (and Dorset when I can with an errant Jack Russell, Sam.
What inspired you to write and record the book?
An avid lover of the Greek Islands, I suggested the idea over an extended lunch on Mykonos to my journalist cousin. Then I got to thinking! And then it happened…
What's the book about?
A journey from Venice to Istanbul through the Greek Islands.
Why should I listen to it?
If you like Greece, the islands, sea and their history In the Dolphin's Wake encapsulates the lot. It’s an easy read in short chapters with few long words, I wrote it.
You can join Harry on his incredible journey by downloading his audiobook here at:
Audible
In the summer of 2006, Harry Bucknall journeyed across the Aegean of more than 5,500 miles that included the glories of Mount Athos, 36 islands, and every island chain in the Greek Archipelago. It also involved 57 sea passages on 35 ferries, 4 landing craft, 3 hydrofoils, a fishing caique, a sea plane, 11 buses, 2 trains, an open-top Land Rover, and a duck-egg-blue 1961 Morris Oxford.
Recounted in the audio book with humour, pathos, and at times drama, this is not only a journey through the Greek islands but also a journey through Greek history, mythology, custom, and folklore - a Greek island companion loaded with adventure, mishap, and laughter offering a contemporary image of Aegean life today.
Below, we hear from the author himself about what inspired him to record his story and find out a little bit more about him, in the following Author Profile.
About the Author, by the Author
Harry Bucknall
Home Town: Blandford Forum, Dorset
Prior to my Greek odyssey, I served as an Army officer for 12 years with tours in Northern Ireland and Bosnia. My subsequent business career included work in the oil and mine industries, and as a consultant in the Middle East. I have also produced theatre on the London Fringe, sat on the Olivier Awards Panel, and been a theatre reviewer for Arts Council. I have written for The Sunday Telegraph, The Spectator, Sunday Times Travel Magazine, Irish Independent, Country Life and various other travel and theatre publications. I live in London (and Dorset when I can with an errant Jack Russell, Sam.
What inspired you to write and record the book?
An avid lover of the Greek Islands, I suggested the idea over an extended lunch on Mykonos to my journalist cousin. Then I got to thinking! And then it happened…
What's the book about?
A journey from Venice to Istanbul through the Greek Islands.
Why should I listen to it?
If you like Greece, the islands, sea and their history In the Dolphin's Wake encapsulates the lot. It’s an easy read in short chapters with few long words, I wrote it.
You can join Harry on his incredible journey by downloading his audiobook here at:
Audible
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