Andi's War is a novel of themes and characters and the manner in which the characters are affected by the varying circumstances and ideologies revolving around them. The main characters, all women, are dynamic and independent, living in a time filled with fear, political strife, war, death and loss. It is these themes that are thus highlighted and kneaded skillfully into the story line and the lives of the characters.

The civil war in Greece was a very complex period of Greek history and thus very difficult to comprehend, as is portrayed in the case of Andi and her brother. Their questions about why there is a war after another war; how there can be war between family, neighbors and friends; and how there could be a war if no foreign soldiers had entered Greek borders are constant throughout the plot. The war is...