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John Manuel

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John Manuel and his half-Greek wife moved from the UK to Rhodes in 2005. Since then he has written five factual books about his visits to Greece over a period of four decades, plus his years of living on Rhodes. He has also written eight novels. John and his wife are keen recyclers, walkers and readers. They are both passionate about gardening, and the natural world too.
John Manuel kept a blog about life on Rhodes called 'Ramblings From Rhodes', and it has thousands of regular followers all over the world. Since moving to Crete in 2019, he's started a new blog called 'Accretions.'
He also runs a Facebook page called 'A Good Greek Read', which he founded in 2015, and which has since expanded to a membership of thousands, also from all aroun ...more

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	Feta Compli! 4.09 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Moussaka to My Ears (The Ramblings From Rhodes Series Book 2) 4.12 avg rating — 49 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	A Jay in the Jacaranda Tree: Over a decade of living on a Greek island 4.27 avg rating — 41 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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John Manuel liked Kathryn Gauci's review of EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT GREECE BUT WERE TOO AFRAID TO ASK: All the novice Hellenophile needs to know in one handy volume: "This is both an informative and witty book about Greece. The author has lived in Rhodes and now Crete for many years and is able to see Greece and the Greek way of life from an insider and outsider's point of view. I love his dry, British humour, whi" Read more of this review »
Jan 31, 2026 02:28AM · see review
John Manuel made a comment on John Kounas’s review of Moving Islands " I would also add, that to entitle the review 'A boring Comparison of UK vs Greek of Governmental Taxation' is to suggest that he maybe didn't read all ...more "
Jan 29, 2026 08:30AM · see review
John Manuel and 1 other person liked Mrs Olga A Danes-Volkov's review of Moving Islands: "Loved it To be truthful, I read this as a contrast to a few difficulties in our life. I loved it. Well written, amusing and were I to think of living in Greece, full of information. I shall now have to read his other books. Highly recommended." Read more of this review »
Jan 29, 2026 08:24AM · see review
John Manuel made a comment on John Kounas’s review of EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT GREECE BUT WERE TOO AFRAID TO ASK: All the novice Hellenophile needs to know in one handy volume " I'm not sure I get where John's coming from here, when he says "I take issue." The part he's referring to is only one or two paragraphs in the entire ...more "
Jan 29, 2026 08:23AM · see review
John Manuel liked Sareh Micheal's review of The Crete Connection: "The Crete Connection is a quietly compelling novel that explores how chance, loss, and time can shape ordinary lives in extraordinary ways. John Manuel weaves together two seemingly unrelated stories a mother devastated by the sudden disappearance of" Read more of this review »
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I’ve just finished Kathryn Gauci’s very personal memoir, and I’m slightly annoyed with her because it’s not longer. I’ve been so immersed in her self-awakening solo trip back to Greece after many years away that I didn’t want it to end so soon. I sup ...more
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“Author? Author? Did you write these legs?'
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― Spike Milligan, Puckoon

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