

A Kilo of String
Author: Rob Johnson
Narrator: Rob Johnson
Unabridged: 6 hr 22 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Xerika Publishing
Published: 12/10/2018
Categories: Nonfiction, Humor, Travel, Europe, Greece
Author: Rob Johnson
Narrator: Rob Johnson
Unabridged: 6 hr 22 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Xerika Publishing
Published: 12/10/2018
Categories: Nonfiction, Humor, Travel, Europe, Greece
Rob Johnson lives in Greece with his wife, Penny, two cats, and rescue dogs. Visit him at rob-johnson.org.uk.
A delightful memoir of author Rob Johnson and his wife Penny’s courageous (some might say crazy) move from the UK to Greece to run an olive farm. (It is also very educational for those of us who thought olives grew in jars or just magically appeared on martini glasses.) Armed with a pocket English-G......more
A hilarious page turner about Greek life! I have read a lot of books by British authors who moved to Greece or stayed there for long periods. All of these books tell the same kind of story basically… about finding an old home to work on and make a home of. All of the authors experienced endless strif......more
When I read a memoir I want to be educated and to be entertained. This book by Rob Johnson does both in spades. A Kilo of String chronicles the lives of Rob and his wife Penny as they move to Greece and their daily life there with all the challenges it presents. Living in the Dominican Republic, I w......more
That author Rob Johnson lived in Greece with his wife for at least a decade before writing his memoir, “A Kilo of String”, is greatly to his credit and much to the advantage of his readers. His sardonic observations on Greece, his Greek neighbours and friends, and his and his wife’s activities and a......more
Witty and very funny. I really enjoyed this book. The author clearly has a love for the country and the people. I particularly love the way he portrays Greek life. After living in Greece myself, I can identify with the stories - both good and frustrating - yet in the end, it is the richness and the......more