American Ikaros: The Search for Kevin Andrews
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (905 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1843279959 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 274 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He relinquished his American nationality and became a Greek citizen in 1975. A chance encounter in a small cafeneion on a remote Greek island led Roger Jinkinson on a quest to find out what had happened to Kevin Andrews, the author of The Flight of Ikaros, described by Patrick Leigh Fermor as "One of the great and lasting books about Greece." The search for Kevin Andrews covers half the globe and contains a glittering array of characters including W H Auden, Louis MacNeice, Dylan Thomas, Patrick Leigh Fermor, E E Cummings, Scofield Thayer, Amelia Earhart, Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany and Queen Frederika of Greece. Gifted with good looks, an abundance of charm and natural intelligence, Kevin grew to be a confused and troubled man. His one constant love was Greece and the Greeks. Kevin was born in Peking in 1924. His mother, Yvette Borup, beautiful and spirited was married at the time to the adventurer and explorer Roy Chapman Andrews, reputed to be the model for Indiana Jones, but he is unlikely to have been Kevin's father. He died in 1989, swimming in wild seas off the Greek island of Kythira.. The last few years of his life were spent in Athens living as a recluse
"An honest work" according to Ovi Raptor. This is a well-researched, original study of the life of Kevin Andrews, the second son born to Yvette Borup Andrews. Kevin's true father later came into question because Yvette became pregnant while openly estranged from, but still married to, Roy Chapman Andrews during the era of the Central Asiatic Expeditions to China and Inner and Outer Mongolia from 1921 to 19An honest work This is a well-researched, original study of the life of Kevin Andrews, the second son born to Yvette Borup Andrews. Kevin's true father later came into question because Yvette became pregnant while openly estranged from, but still married to, Roy Chapman Andrews during the era of the Central Asiatic Expeditions to China and Inner and Outer Mongolia from 1921 to 1930. The marriage failed and Roy eventually rejected Kevin.Kevin Andrew's life was a series of fascinating adventures, occasional successes and constant torment which Jinkinson. 0. The marriage failed and Roy eventually rejected Kevin.Kevin Andrew's life was a series of fascinating adventures, occasional successes and constant torment which Jinkinson