Description: "Find the torch, the key and the rod. Find the square, the spindle and the mnemonic". 'The world begins to isolate itself, wrapping up, coiling inside. But all is not lost; we cannot change the past, but we can always change the future...' A game of Mehen unfolds.
Brief description: Athena Gaga lives in Athens. Holds an MA degree in Developmental and Learning Disabilities and a BEng in Informatics. Worked as a senior designer in the telecommunications sector both in Greece and abroad and later on as a teacher in informatics in public high schools in Greece. She has attended the British Council, in partnership with Kingston Writing School, International Creative Writing Summer School held in Athens the years 2015, 2016 & 2017. Two of her short stories appeared in the collections of 2016 and 2018, 'The best of the Kingston writing school & British council international creative writing summer school'. Mehen is her first published novella.
Review Quotes:
'Learned and highly imaginative, Mehen takes its readers into a world that is intriguing, mysterious and at times profound. It is a unique narrative by a special talent.' - Dr David Rogers, Emeritus Senior Fellow, Kingston University.