22nd June, 2025 in Recommended Reads

The Water Beneath by Ayis A. Caperonis

“He envisioned himself rising with the sun, tending to the vines, nurturing them as he would his own child. He imagined the satisfaction of bottling his own wine, the pride of sharing it with others. This land would provide not just sustenance, but a legacy for Nikos.” The novella, The Water Beneath, by Ayis A. Caperonis, introduces us to the life of Dimitros in 1920s Greece as he struggles to support his family in a land that refuses to relinquish its reserve of water. As tragedy reveals the source of his father’s toil masked in betrayal, we see the courses Nikos will opt for in fitting retribution. The novella explores the bonds of family and the values we must overlook to satisfy our need for retribution.