Second Wind: Journey to a new life in Crete by Philip Mann

A sorta-biography following the whys and wherefores of how two English townies slowly finding themselves wooed by more and more remote Greece. Fate finally stepped in and they made the life-changing move. A thirty year roller-coaster journey of coincidences and sometimes unnerving omens it covers the positives and negatives of both the move and new life, and hopefully explains some of the subtle seductions of the islands, especially Crete. Packed with strange adventures and encounters, and eccentric characters (not least the two main subjects). Inspiring and daunting reading for anyone thinking of moving abroad.