Author Archives: Ron Pavellas

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About Ron Pavellas

reader, writer, a sometimes poet

I Wept for Greece

Posted on March 7, 2021 by Ron Pavellas

The book is “Postcards from Greece,” by Victoria Hislop. The story she tells is soulful and compelling. Briefly, it is two stories intertwined: the present-day narrator’s, during her trip to Greece, and that of the writer of the postcards, an unknown … Continue reading →

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The Unalloyed Grit of James Ellroy

Posted on March 6, 2021 by Ron Pavellas

Perfidia I bought Perfidia by James Ellroy. My copy is 787 pages. I read it in two days. The novel is copyrighted 2014 and is, according to the author, the first book of “The Second L.A. Quartet.” So, naturally, I … Continue reading →

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