{"id":10359,"date":"2017-10-16T19:00:37","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T13:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.wordpress.com\/?p=10359"},"modified":"2017-10-16T19:00:37","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T13:30:37","slug":"appointment-with-yesterday-by-christopher-stratakis-a-wwii-immigrant-experience-novel-spotlight-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2017\/10\/16\/appointment-with-yesterday-by-christopher-stratakis-a-wwii-immigrant-experience-novel-spotlight-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Appointment with Yesterday by Christopher Stratakis- A WWII Immigrant Experience Novel (Spotlight &#038; Giveaway)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/10\/1a62a-appointment2bwith2byesterday.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/10\/1a62a-appointment2bwith2byesterday.jpg?w=194\" width=\"330\" height=\"510\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong><span style=\"color:#000080;\">\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"font-size:large;\">Book Details:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\">Book Title: Appointment with Yesterday: A Novel in Four Parts with a Prologue and an Epilogue<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\">Author: Christopher Stratakis<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\">Category: Adult Fiction, 334 pages<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\">Genre: coming-of-age \/ WWII \/ immigrant experience<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\">Publisher: IndieReader<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\">Release date: January 2017<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\">Tour dates: Oct 2 to 20, 2017<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\">Content Rating: PG-13 + M (There is no bad language or violence, but there are references to sex and sexual situations (including between a pre-teen and teen)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<span style=\"font-size:large;color:#000080;\"><b>Book Description:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A poignant and compelling first novel, Appointment with Yesterday tells the story of Yanni, a cheeky and delightful Greek boy growing up in a small town on an island in the eastern Aegean.<\/p>\n<p>Left in the care of his loving grandparents, Yanni endures the deprivation and terror of the German occupation during World War II and finally leaves his beloved homeland and family to rejoin the parents who had left him behind to make a better life for themselves in America.<\/p>\n<p>Filled with heartbreaking and heartwarming stories of love, devotion, disenchantment, and dashed dreams, Appointment with Yesterday is, ultimately, the story of hardships overcome and a determined boy\u2019s journey toward finding his destiny.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">\u200b<strong><span style=\"color:#000080;\">Buy The Book<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\u00a0<span style=\"font-size:large;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Appointment-Yesterday-Novel-Prologue-Epilogue\/dp\/0997721219\">Amazon<\/a> ~ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/appointment-with-yesterday-christopher-stratakis\/1125422646?ean=9780990887171\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookdepository.com\/Appointment-with-Yesterday-Christopher-Stratakis\/9780990887171?ref=grid-view&amp;qid=1495728404881&amp;sr=1-2\">Book Depository<\/a> ~ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.booksamillion.com\/p\/Appointment-Yesterday\/Christopher-Stratakis\/9780990887171?id=6957284490923\">Books-a-Million<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/33898678-appointment-with-yesterday\">Add to Goodreads<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:large;color:#000080;\"><b>Meet the Author:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10375 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/09\/christopher-stratakis.png\" alt=\"Christopher Stratakis\" width=\"133\" height=\"181\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Christopher Stratakis was born and raised in Greece. After moving to America, he graduated from Drexel University in 1951 and New York University School of Law in 1955. Shortly after joining the law firm of Poles, Tublin &amp; Patestides in 1960, he became a partner, specializing in admiralty and corporate law.<\/p>\n<p>He has written and published several articles, lectured on professional and historical subjects, served as Legal Advisor to several non-profits (pro bono), and was an arbitrator in maritime disputes. He is the author of Mnimes \u201cMemories\u201d (2010), a book of essays, short stories, and poems that he wrote as a teenager. In 2015, he co-edited Chains on Parallel Roads, a book published by Panchiaki \u201cKorais\u201d Society of New York. In recognition of his extensive community involvement, he has been the recipient of several awards from religious, governmental, and educational institutions.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Stratakis lives with his wife in New York City. He is the proud father of three and grandfather of three. This is his first novel.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">\u00a0<strong style=\"font-size:large;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"color:#000080;\">Enter the Giveaway!<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\">Ends Oct 28<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a id=\"rcwidget_an7o10ys\" class=\"rcptr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/defcd44e316\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/10\/e7b4c-iread2bwebsite2bnew2blogo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/10\/e7b4c-iread2bwebsite2bnew2blogo.jpg?w=300\" width=\"356\" height=\"59\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2017\/10\/16\/appointment-with-yesterday-by-christopher-stratakis-a-wwii-immigrant-experience-novel-spotlight-giveaway\/#more-10359\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading &#10142; <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Appointment with Yesterday by Christopher Stratakis- A WWII Immigrant Experience Novel (Spotlight &#038; Giveaway)<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[30,62,72,88,99,199,242,269,498],"class_list":["post-10359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-miscellaneous","tag-appointment-with-yesterday","tag-book-blitz","tag-book-giveaway","tag-book-spotlight","tag-books","tag-giveaway","tag-iread-book-tours","tag-laura-fabini","tag-world-war-2-book"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11177,"url":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2017\/11\/09\/october-2017-wrap-up-and-haul\/","url_meta":{"origin":10359,"position":0},"title":"October 2017 Wrap-Up and Haul","date":"November 9, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Hi everyone! 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