Sydney’s Castellorizian community enjoy book launch by Nicholas Malaxos

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The Castellorizian Association of NSW hosted the book launch of My Father’s Daughter by Nicholas Malaxos at Kingsford’s Castellorizian Club on Wednesday, March 15.

The book launch was part of the Greek Festival of Sydney’s cultural program of events for this year.

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My Father’s Daughter tells the story of a Greek woman on the island of Castellorizo who went against all odds and laws and followed her heart.

On the day, Secretary of the Castellorizian Association of NSW, Victoria Kazaglis Gallagher, emceed the event and introduced a number of official guests.

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The guests included the President of the Greek Orthodox Community of NSW (GOCNSW), Harry Danalis; the Chair of the Greek Festival of Sydney, Nia Karteris; Press Counsellor at the Consulate of Greece in Sydney, Costas Giannakodimos; and Councillor of Randwick City Council, Alexandra Luxford; among many others.

The book was then launched by Professor Katherine Georgouras OAM before Mr Malaxos took to the stage to provide some background to how it all came together.

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