Download or read book August in the Vanishing City written by Lakis Polycarpou and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-24 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Varosha, Famagusta: The City of the Vanished. Varosha, a beachfront suburb of the ancient city of Famagusta, was once a international playground for millionaire tycoons and movie stars. But after the Turkish army invaded and took over half of the island of Cyprus, Varosha was abandoned, wrapped up in cyclone fencing and barbed wire, put off limits to any visitor. More than two decades later, Petros, a young Greek Cypriot soldier, longs to return to Varosha to recover a keepsake that will help him win the heart of his of childhood love Joanna--and to prove to himself that there are still principles worth fighting for even against insurmountable odds. But in order to win Joanna, Petros will have to outmaneuver his rakish cousin Elias. And in order to return to Varosha he will have to evade the Turkish military, one of the most ruthless armies in the world. Petros knows that he won't be able to live with himself if he doesn't go to Varosha. But when his journey becomes more dangerous than he had imagined, he must decide between retreat and personal humiliation or going forward to face the likelihood of death.