Interview: Cypria

1.  Cypria  is a beautiful exploration of Cyprus’ history and its unique place in Europe, but it’s also a personal story for you as a British-Cypriot. You mention in the introduction it’s something you’ve long wanted to write about. When did you first get the idea for a book like this? Did it change as you were writing it, or is it how you envisioned it?

Growing up I always thought it was odd that there was no modern, single-volume history in English – if you wanted to learn more, people would ...