Γfor the young Evi Kastoni, living in an isolated and mountainous village like Drypi is pure torture. Her ugly appearance and broken morale have relegated her to the sidelines. Now every time she passes through the village square, she can become the occasion for yet another episode of ridicule and intimidation.
The opportunity for the ultimate twist comes when he spots a strange object. A talisman that seems capable of granting her every wish. Now she can become a real beauty, while having the opportunity to take revenge on her worst tormentor and claim the man of her dreams. Except that for each of her wishes, the talisman requires a small favor from her. A test. Which is ultimately capable of irreparably changing her.
How far will he go to win what he dreamed of as a child? How much of her humanity will she risk losing?
The only one who knows the answer is the strange occupant of the Wishes Triptych...
"In the Triptych of Wishes, George Damtsios opens a path in the darkest forest of the human soul. With charming writing and a surprising knowledge of psychology, with characters as familiar as each of us and in the claustrophobic environment of an isolated village, he allows his mysterious story to touch the deepest aspects of our being, bringing us face to face with the disturbing truth of our own nature. On the verge of terror, it captivates us." – Suzana Hatzinikolaou, writer
RETETAKOU GEORGIA -
If you want to read a book different and full of beautiful symbolism just choose it. It masterfully combines a three-dimensional reality bringing the reader to hang meteorically, between real life and the fictional world the author has created.
Evi Kastoni is a young girl who, because of her appearance, has become the laughing stock of her village. The ridicule of her fellow villagers, her low self-esteem and her introverted character, lead her to isolation and entrenchment of herself. After an incident of yet another humiliation and ridicule by her fellow villagers, she climbs sad and exhausted to the hill where she usually spends some of her hours of complete solitude. There he takes refuge in an abandoned hut. She bursts out in her anger, cries out the injustice that suffocates her, and lost in her impasses she will find herself in front of finding an object that looks like a coin, but looks like a talisman. Kind of like Aladdin's magic lamp. In essence, it is the passport to an unknown, dark, mysterious and unclear world. But a world that gives identity to its expectations. When suddenly out of nowhere he stands in front of the talisman's occupant, he will be faced with a huge dilemma. Because the owner of the amulet, Mike the Triptych, as we are introduced, has the gift of granting wishes. Evie has many wishes that she would like to see fulfilled. But only three can be realized by the strange amulet through Mike. Three wishes, three quests and many, many dark and complex doubts cover the atmosphere turning the setting into a puzzling and subversive scene of thoughts intentions and reactions.
A game of imagination, a game with space and time begins. With a predetermined purpose and with a specific sequence of movements. Proposal - Agreement - Execution - Exchange. The predetermined positive decision is a one-way street in Evie's desperate and collapsing mind. He fears, doubts, trembles about the real purposes of the sudden visitor. But her desire overshadows the unnatural and the supernatural. The price you give them is vitally tempting. It gives her hope and a goal to drastically change her life. How far is she capable of reaching in order to activate the wishes she will make? Because the price of strong desire must be paid.
Exchanges seemingly innocent, but subcutaneously and hypocritically given are ready to sow weeds. Messages with specific recipients - some of the inhabitants of the village - invisibly spread the sparks of a fire that is ready to burn those who find themselves in its path. Like dominoes, the sequence of events affects people and situations. The reader digs through the words, the simple and the innocent, looking to find the well-judged messages that are hidden behind the supposedly good intentions. But at the same time, it also manages to point out and emphasize the enormous power that someone can acquire when they hold hope in their hands even for a while. To recognize his own strength, which will bring out from within him an inner world that is capable of overcoming any weaknesses of the external appearance. Because the reader becomes one with the protagonist. He feels her, touches her, becomes a part of her.
With a ferocious tempo the author delves into the heroes, and analyzes their actions in an extraordinary way, in a way that often alternates between the aggressor and the victim. It traces the unfathomable paths of consciousness and, touching the shelters of the human soul, elicits hidden thoughts and unspeakable truths in an incredible way. Truths that cannot be told even in a crisis of self-criticism.
A life lesson full of symbolism, twists and turns. It demonstrates with the power of words and imagination the entire structure of the human psyche. Fast, smart penetrative. Unnecessary and true manages to touch upon the issue of social racism, Psychological Violence and the effects it has on the lives of those who suffer in a coordinated and targeted manner. At the same time it manages to fragment thoughts, intentions and reactions. To record in an emphatic way the mutations, reversals and change of course of a girl who out of nowhere sees in front of her what she wants to change. Will our heroine be able to understand the trap that has been set for her? Will he succeed in deciphering the messages he has undertaken to convey? Will she be able to win the war with herself? The terms are prescribed, the red lines that he must not cross are clearly demarcated, Will he manage to stay within the limits and not be tempted by greed? A clear psychological thriller that follows inviolable rules that must not be broken under any circumstances. Because if they are violated, the punishment will be worse than death. Just read it to test your endurance and identify your human limits.