Lukas Konandreas

Author of Award Winning Better Dead Than Divorced: The Trials of Panayota - A True Story about #spousalabuse. Born in Kupaki #Greece. #TrueCrime

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“I will either have to leave the village with her,” Poly’s father said, “or kill the bastard.” https://t.co/9iD4dNqlg3 #domesticviolence

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All the elements of a juicy novel: an unhappy marriage, a scandalous affair, a hired hit man. https://t.co/W8N77Gogjd #truecrime #story

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“Maybe I should just run this little errand of finding your sister before she kills herself.” https://t.co/jV5ymIJMYE #truecrime #Greek

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Love and societal restrictions did not allow the red flags to be acted upon. https://t.co/W8N77Gogjd #truecrimestory #GreekAmericans

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Forced to Reveal a Terrible Secret - a short excerpt from the book, “Better Dead Than Divorced”. https://t.co/ifyKdzz56O #greekamerican

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Thanasis sometimes wondered if the women were wiser: maybe he should have let the scoundrel off the hook. https://t.co/W8N77Gogjd

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I awoke with a start. Fearfully clinging to me - almost choking me - was my younger brother Panos. https://t.co/W8N77Gogjd #spousalabuse

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“Then you know what that means for a girl in our village,” Thanasis replied. “My cousin is tarnished.” https://t.co/uUyM9whLa2 #GreekAuthor

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She felt a growing sense of foreboding. Was this to be her future? If so, it frightened her. https://t.co/W8N77Gogjd #spousalabuse

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Aggelo stepped out into the darkness. This is a short excerpt from the book, “Better Dead Than Divorced”. #memoir https://t.co/Dryye7GTTo

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Would the tale's echo never be heard beyond the hills and mountains that surrounded #Kupaki? https://t.co/W8N77Gogjd #truecrimestory #Greece

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Charming, gregarious, slippery—George Nitsos had no regard for the conservative mores of rural #Greece. Read more: https://t.co/jP5e3H3pyy

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It's too important not to tell it at all. https://t.co/W8N77Gogjd #truecrime #GreekAmericans #domesticviolence

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She was tired of hiding. She was tired of keeping secrets. https://t.co/W8N77Gogjd #spousalabuse #truecrime #GreekAmerican

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“I will either have to leave the village with her,” Poly’s father said, “or kill the bastard.” https://t.co/9iD4dNqlg3 #domesticviolence

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"Would you like to come in and have a thimble of #ouzo with Aunt Maria?” #BookExceprt https://t.co/pU5kMnwsUX #greekamerican #truecrime

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Thanasis shook his head glumly. When Panayota made up her mind to do something, there was no dissuading her. https://t.co/nURkKhNQEG

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Was it a crime to love George Nitsos? The intriguing true story: https://t.co/W8N77Gogjd #truecrime #GreekAmerican #spousalabuse

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"The moment she blossomed into a beautiful young woman trouble seemed to follow Panayota wherever she went." https://t.co/rPI0CZv9TW #memoir

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"Someone has shot Aunt Panayota," he whispered in the claustrophobic darkness. https://t.co/W8N77Gogjd #TrueCrime #ForcedMarriage #Greece