Thank you C44 members!

ilk22


Joined: 18/05/2011
Posts: 136

Message Posted:
17/03/2012 20:35

Thank you to C44 members for your kind support. As you may know I had put a post up some months back trying to promote my first book The Green Line. Up until now I have managed to get 5 to 6 weeks of press coverage, 2 TV shows and a televised book signing session. Without your kind help and support this may not have been possible.



Thank you to everyone that have already purchased the book, I really do hope you enjoy it. If you haven't bought one yet, there are still a few copies left at the Bestsellers in Karakum.



Kind regards

Soner Kioufi

http://www.thegreenline.co.uk

kaiserphil


Joined: 14/12/2008
Posts: 1096

Message Posted:
17/03/2012 20:47

Hi Soner, still reading, and enjoying it!

Glasbury


Joined: 13/08/2010
Posts: 268

Message Posted:
17/03/2012 20:47

I bought your book and received it by mail on Monday. I have read it and enjoyed it very much. Best wishes to you.

Marion


Joined: 06/03/2011
Posts: 1816

Message Posted:
17/03/2012 21:08

Star of TV, radio and bookshop now, soner! You deserve it. I think it is a great book too, and I know that you would appreciate hearing what others think, so please, all of you out there who have read it, do let soner know what you think, or post it on here. and if you haven't got the book, do pop in to Best Seller and buy one. It is a great little read and an insight into so many things. for me, the greatest mystery is 'Why did his mother decide to take the 3 boys on holiday against her husband's wishes?' I think that is answered almost at the end of the book.

Great stuff soner. You should be proud of yourself.

westender


Joined: 14/05/2009
Posts: 328

Message Posted:
17/03/2012 22:08

Just ordered it for my Kindle, looking forward to reading it.

jfoggy


Joined: 23/12/2006
Posts: 260

Message Posted:
17/03/2012 22:35

Also just ordered to my Kindle, had been looking forward to getting a copy but didn't realise I could get it on Kindle until read the previous post. Thanks.

charlieb


Joined: 17/12/2009
Posts: 95

Message Posted:
18/03/2012 08:31

just downloded to Kindle. earlier posts indicated Kindle version would not be available for a few months. Glad that was not the case and looking forward to reading it

rejela


Joined: 09/02/2011
Posts: 293

Message Posted:
18/03/2012 10:46

Hi Soner, so pleased all went well for you with the book.

Really hope we get chance to meet up before you return to the UK.

Only problem is I was beaten by the wife! She has grabed the book and is reading it first, whilst I wait patiently. Never mind, all in good time.



Kolay gelsin!

MoBry



Joined: 08/02/2011
Posts: 78

Message Posted:
18/03/2012 16:02

We bought the book last week and thoroughly enjoyed it. Nice to get a different, independent perspective on the history of Cyprus. Well done!

ilk22


Joined: 18/05/2011
Posts: 136

Message Posted:
18/03/2012 17:09

rejela msg 9



LOL, at least she can not tell you that it was a shame that I died in the end.....



Thank you all for your support. If you like the book then please do pass the word on to friends and family, facebook is also a good way of getting the word around - just type in the web address - the picture and content of the book will automatically be pulled up: http://www.the greenline.co.uk



Kind regards

Soner

Crumpy



Joined: 05/06/2010
Posts: 419

Message Posted:
18/03/2012 17:30

Hi again Soner,

It was nice meeting you yesterday. And to echo others on this thread, I too really enjoyed the book: I have a six-year old son, and for much of the book, it was as if I was seeing the world through his eyes, albeit a world transplaced 40 years ... and of course in a "warzone" ...

Your later evaluations of the conflict were poignant : As on pages 75/76 where you wrote "Revenge is a powerful and cruel master; it's no wonder we often hear horror stories from both sides ... (on seeing your family kiilled) most of us would do things that previously would seem wholly unthinkable to us. The potential for cruelty and evil lurks within everyone of us."

Most of us would also agree with your sentiments in the epilogue: My father-in-law, like your grandfather lived in harmony with the Greek Cypriots. However, as you also wrote "arguements over who owns what, north and south, will continue to throw up barriers in negotiations aimed at reunification" ... unfortunately ...

Crumpy



Joined: 05/06/2010
Posts: 419

Message Posted:
18/03/2012 17:54

One question though Soner - At what age did you decide (or were persuaded) to write this book?

dippersgirl



Joined: 04/05/2010
Posts: 795

Message Posted:
18/03/2012 20:48

Still waiting for my copy. Has the donkey got lost??

ilk22


Joined: 18/05/2011
Posts: 136

Message Posted:
18/03/2012 22:59

Hi dippersgirl,

The book was posted in Gecitkale on the 12th March 2012, I went into post office on 13th March and it was still sitting on the counter, I was told it was going to Famaguster on that day. Now I must admit that from Gecitkale to Famagusta is a long way for a donkey and with all these new motorways being built it could also be very confusing. If the donkey does not arrive by next Saturday, let me know and I will deliver you a copy personally.



Send me an email with your tel number.

Kind regards

Soner

ilk22


Joined: 18/05/2011
Posts: 136

Message Posted:
18/03/2012 23:31

Hi Crumpy,

Msg 11/12 - It was a pleasure meeting you too, and thank you for coming down on the day with your wife.

To answer your question, I really knew that I would one day write a book when I was 8 years old and survived the 74 war, but when was always the question. As most people know, there is never enough time in the day when living on London, especially at an early age when you work all the hours in the day to pay your bills etc... Hence, when I started my business 12 years ago, I found that I had some spare time when business was a bit slow, so started to write about 4 years ago. I was therefore 40 years old when I finally decided to write the book. I mention this many time before, that I remember everything that happened in 1974 as if it was just yesterday, and 90% of the book is through the eyes of a child. I also admit that the adult in me has added opinions on the current issues, but this is not much. Ofcourse at 40 years of age I will not be writing like an 8 year old a

ilk22


Joined: 18/05/2011
Posts: 136

Message Posted:
18/03/2012 23:35

and if an 8 year old I would not have been able to write the book the way it has been written. I did my best to extract the information that I had in my head as best as I possibly could. I am not a writer, I am an ordinary person that wanted to tell my story and did it the best way I possibley could.



I hope this answers your question.

Kind regards

Soner

ilk22


Joined: 18/05/2011
Posts: 136

Message Posted:
18/03/2012 23:40

Oops my mathematics is really bad, I was 42 when I started writing the book.

Marion


Joined: 06/03/2011
Posts: 1816

Message Posted:
19/03/2012 00:02

Giving your age away, soner. We can tell you are not a woman! But you ARE a writer, because you have written a book! After all what constitutues 'a writer'? Surely it is someone who writes.

If you are tyring to say that you are not a writer by profession, or trained to do so, then O.K, but neither was Shakespeare when he started. so you are a writer and one who is accepted by many as having a talent. As an old friend of mine used to say '|it has to be readable'. And your book is!

Crumpy



Joined: 05/06/2010
Posts: 419

Message Posted:
19/03/2012 00:12

I agree Marion - both my wife and I felt the book was very readable, very enjoyable. Thank you Soner.

spider


Joined: 03/01/2009
Posts: 5527

Message Posted:
19/03/2012 00:21

Looking forward to reading your book and wish you all best wishes.







Spider,X

ilk22


Joined: 18/05/2011
Posts: 136

Message Posted:
19/03/2012 20:53

Thanks Crumpy and spider

dippersgirl



Joined: 04/05/2010
Posts: 795

Message Posted:
19/03/2012 21:21

Thank you Soner,

some kind people recorded and posted some DVDs to me. The posted them on Wednesday, 7th in Esentepe and the postmaster assured them, it would be in Dipkarpaz on Monday, well not exactly, the package arrived here on Friday, 16th., but it came

ilk22


Joined: 18/05/2011
Posts: 136

Message Posted:
21/03/2012

Dippersgirl, I will call you on Sat to check with you. Good thing I didn't post from the UK , it may have added another day on the delivery time. lol

rgds

soner

Chelpet


Joined: 10/03/2010
Posts: 253

Message Posted:
21/03/2012 01:26

Book now on our Kindle, and should make good reading during our 3 weeks in Cyprus (the only time we get to read) judging from prior reports really looking forward to it, and thank you folks for reporting it was on Kindle.

ilk22


Joined: 18/05/2011
Posts: 136

Message Posted:
23/03/2012 16:48

Hi dippersgirl,

Glad to hear that the donkey made it to the Karpaz, and that you now have the book.

regards

Soner