Fall 2024 Fiction & Non fiction Rights Guide

- 1 9 - Pages 600 November 2023 - F I C T I O N - Rust and gold Mary Kontzoglou “Rust and Gold” is a duology inspired by the real-life story of the Vamvaka family. Through the tumult of 19th century Greece, where the middle class started to form, the siblings Antonis and Avgoustina Vamvaka strive to achieve their dream: creating the best spirit in the world. Mary Kontzoglou was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. She studied Political Science and has worked in major Greek companies in the field of Communication. She has published 12 novels so far, that have sold more than 100.000 copies in Greece. Pages 536 June 2020 Pages 544 October 2020 From sun to sun: Evening star From sun to sun: Never Setting Pages 488 February 2024 Late 19th century in Serifos. Emil Groman is appointed as the new manager of the island’s mines. The Prussian boss rushes to acquire wealth and power – a quest in which his son will also be involved a few years later. To achieve their goal, they will cooperate with Drakoulis, an ambitious interpreter who will become their pawn, as they grab the meager fortunes of the islanders either through terrorising them or making false promises. They will also reduce the security measures in the mines to a minimum, and humiliate local working men and women in every way. One day, however, Konstantis arrives on the island, with a burning desire for justice. The 20th century is dawning. In Europe, the youth die in the trenches of the First World War and in Serifos, they perish in the darkness of the mines. The collateral losses include Andromeda, the young wife of the now powerful mine owner Groman, as she sinks in grief and denies reality. However, a tragic event will serve as her emotional awakening and make her demand her life back. Meanwhile, the conditions at the mines reach an impasse and the workers go on strike to demand safety and dignity under the leadership of Spera and Perseus. Blood will be shed, comrades will be lost, but they will be unyielding until the final solution, as every life on the island continues to fight for love and justice – for their own place under the sun.  NEW DUOLOGY BASED ON TRUE EVENTS