‘John Charalambous has written an intimate story of the destruction of a family, played out against the suburban and migrant cultures of the 1970s, with an overwhelming sense of missed opportunities that leaves the reader wondering what might have been.’ Bookseller Publisher
‘This thoroughly entertaining novel is a meditation on fatherhood, family and forbearance. This is a novel to saviour, with brilliantly drawn characters and entertaining intimate details of suburban life in the 70s. Two Greeks beautifully evokes the loneliness of individuals even within the most claustrophobic of families, with each person living a distinct, separate reality within the shared life of a household.’ Bruno Moro, Readings Monthly
‘John Charalambous, a son of parents with the same ethnic backgrounds
as Andy's, has been lauded for his previous two novels, Furies and Silent Parts, and deserves high praise here again.’ Saturday Age
‘This beautifully written novel is an example of how to shape personal experience into fiction.’ Sydney Morning Herald
‘Charalambous is a first-class word player: his sentences are tight and meaningful, his language rich but precise. In this novel, his third, he takes us inside a difficult household so that we know just how it feels to be living there. He is pithy and funny, especially when writing about bleak circumstances. This is a book of considerable charm …’ Weekend Australian
‘This is a touching story of family and conflict, leavened by its narrator's innocence and humour, whose last six words say everything.’ Sunday Canberra Times
‘Ten year old Andy’s perspective is heartbreakingyet life-affirming, engendering in us a tenderness about what it is to be youngand in search of role models. Two Greeks, a welcome tale in theAustralian literary landscape, penetrates the often-clich?d territory that issouthern European migrant culture.’ Australian Book Review