Chapter 1 – Love will find a way.
It was a momentary decision. The thought came into my head to take a holiday in Greece. I'd always fancied going. It would be nice to get away to see the sights and also I thought it would be a bit of an adventure. Had I known this decision to take a short break, would turn into the longest and worst ordeal I was ever going to face; I might have decided differently. As it turned out, it took me down roads I certainly didn't want to go. The only driving force that saw me through the hardest times was the love for my son and love can indeed move mountains. I later realised that was exactly what faced me.
Everybody has a tale to tell. I have met people whose lives have been remarkable and inspiring. I hope my story will be just as inspiring and illuminating for those who find themselves in a similar position to me.
In 1990 whilst on the holiday in Corfu I met a Greek girl named Helen. Little did I know that this first encounter was to change both our lives forever? I had fallen head over heels in love with her and likewise, she with me.
I only knew Helen for three days and three nights, not long really, but nevertheless ever minute I spent with her was incredibly worthwhile.
The first time I ever saw Helen was when I was sitting in the bar of my hotel in Benitses. It was only 3pm in the afternoon. It was a small bar but well stocked up with the cocktails I liked.
The cocktail I drank was called Blue Wave and was a mixture of gin, white rum, blue Curacao, pineapple juice,
For the Love of Christopher: A Father’s Tale Description:
Most holiday romances have no conclusion good or bad. Just a few lead to fairy-tale weddings and ‘happy ever after.’ Ian Lomax went to Corfu and fell in love with a Greek girl called Helen.
They married in England and had a lovely little boy called Christopher. Blissfully unaware that his mother-in-law had plotted with his wife to abduct his son while on a trip to Greece, Ian found himself alone and broken-hearted in a strange country.
This book tells the true story of Ian’s struggle through the Greek courts to recover his father’s rights to be part of the life of his son.
