A Kilo of String, Rob Johnson
A Kilo of String, Rob Johnson
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A Kilo of String

Author: Rob Johnson

Narrator: Rob Johnson

Unabridged: 6 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/10/2018


Synopsis

“Fabulously funny - a real must for lovers of all things Greek.”After living in Greece for thirteen years, writer and reluctant olive farmer Rob Johnson has got used to most of the things that he and his wife Penny found so bizarre at the beginning. Most, but not all.A Kilo of String is the story-so-far of this not-particularly-plucky couple’s often bewildering experiences among the descendants of Sophocles, Plato and Nana Mouskouri with occasional digressions into total irrelevances.This is a book which is almost guaranteed not to change your life, but what it will do is answer many of the fundamental questions about life in Greece, such as:How do you avoid ordering a double tomato for your pine marten when booking a hotel room? Should olive harvesting be registered with the Dangerous Sports Association? Why are chicken livers useful (other than to the chickens themselves)? “A brilliant book, very funny and a great insight into Greece and its people.” “Left me laughing so hard I would have spat out my dentures, if I wore them.” A Kilo of String is loosely based on Rob Johnson’s podcast series of the same name, which is free to listen to and download at https://rob-johnson.org.uk/podcasts/a-kilo-of-string/.

About Rob Johnson

Rob Johnson lives in Greece with his wife, Penny, two cats, and rescue dogs. Visit him at rob-johnson.org.uk.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lance on May 14, 2019

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

Goodreads review by Effrosyni on May 11, 2018

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

Goodreads review by Lindsay on October 04, 2018

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

Goodreads review by Ronald on September 18, 2021

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

Goodreads review by Kathryn on September 12, 2019

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