Matoula's Echo

Acknowledgements

AcknowledgementsI am especially grateful to Elena Averoff, whose admiration for the women of Metsovo inspired the story and whose encouragement steeled my resolve to write it. I am also indebted to Ioannis Averoff for his guidance and his extensive library. I would also like to thank Kostas “Pappou” Todis, Maria Todi, Apostoles Bissas, Dr. Fanis Bouzalis, Nikolas Mitsos, and Spiros Mavrikis for sharing their memories, and Annabel Davis Goff, Vicky Kyriazi, Flo Conway and Jim Siegelman for their professional advice, and to express my appreciation to my editors, Katerina Kaisi and Miriam Pirolo. Thanks also to Irina Averoff, my brother, Billy, and my son, Robert Christopher for their love and support. Finally, I wish to express my abiding gratitude to my wife, Anthea, who is my muse.