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So, you think your childhood was normal. That is fine. Perhaps your childhood was not normal. It was weird, or was it your family that was weird? That is also fine. It was your vital early life. Childhood is a special time in our lives. A time we traverse its emotional peaks and valleys. Childhood friendships formed and memories created. In the book 18 Napier Street, at the age of four author Constantine Argiropoulos, like Gus emigrated from Greece to Canada with his mother and five older brothers.

What does the new country have in store for the Mediterranean family? Can the family cope with cultural shock, racial discrimination, and the ravages of parental alcoholism? How does Gus’s childhood friendships impact his life adding layers to his personality? Gus welcomes you to his early life growing up on Napier Street. Meet his childhood friends and experience their adventures and at times misadventures. Meet his immigrant family and see for yourself, the unfiltered reality of their day to day challenges. Compare your childhood to Gus’s. Was it different? What were your peaks and valleys? 

A quote by Dodinsky captures the essence of childhood friendships, “There are friendships imprinted in our hearts that will never be diminished by time or distance”. Brace yourself.  Reading 18 Napier Street is an emotional excursion like no other. The book energies the senses and enriches the human spirit.

Constantine greatly appreciates, and thanks you for a review of his book. Please leave one under the Contact tab.

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