Hearts of Stone, Scarrow - B-

    This novel is centered on the Greek island of Lefkas during WWII. The story is related by three people, all of whom were friends before the war. It is told in the first person by Lt. Andreas Katarides, a local, who had joined the Navy when the war broke out and has returned to the island to lead the resistance. Also with a first person narrative is Lt. Peter Muller, a German who had worked on Lefkas as an archaeologist before the war and has been returned there because of his language skills. Eleni, a teenaged resistance fighter who loved Andreas, tells the story to her granddaughter seventy years later. As the two sides battle it out, an interesting question is raised, presumably one that all resistance fighters grappled with. How do you carry on when your successes lead to heinous reprisals? This tale is filled with many overly contrived scenes, but tells a pretty good story. The three youngsters wind up fighting each other, with Andreas dying, and Peter saving Eleni's life.