ITHACA Online Issue No 4, July 2005   Drifting Cities Stratis Tsirkas Editor: Chryssa Prokopaki Novel Stratis Tsirkas’s classic trilogy is a colourful, turbulent fresco of the Middle East during World War II.   Dark Vardaris Elena Houzouri Novel Elena Houzouri explores love and its losses at a time of war and destruction in Dark Vardaris.   Passion Eats the Soul Costas Mourselas Short stories Costas Mourselas sets sexual skirmishes and encounters against a background of everyday life in Passion Eats the Soul.   The Greece of Takis Tloupas Takis Tloupas Non-fiction albums The images in The Greece of Takis Tloupas are a testament to the photographer’s love of the Greek landscape and its people.   The Last Black Cat Eugene Trivizas Children´s book Eugene Trivizas uses humour to pack a punch in The Last Black Cat.   Life in the Capital: Topics of Urban Fiction from the Late 19th Century Georgia Gotsi Non-fiction essays Georgia Gotsi explores the impact of urbanisation in Life in the Capital: Topics of Urban Fiction from the Late 19th Century.   Niovi’s Recettes: Authentic Cephalonian Recipes Niovi Fotinatou-Kabitsi Gastronomy Fresh local produce and varied influences are the keynotes of Niovi’s Recettes: Authentic Cephalonian Recipes by Niovi Fotinatou-Kabitsi.