THE RETURN: Poems, Thoughts, Contemplations, is a poetry collection that reflects the imprints of decades of travels, experiences, and memories of the author Nina Katy Spanovangelis, born in Rizokarpasso, Cyprus. At the age of thirteen she joined her parents in Australia.  Although Nina Katy has been away from Cyprus for decades, her love and connection with her Cypriot roots is very strong. She never forgot her Cypriot roots and her beloved Rizokarpasso, part of Northern Cyprus now occupied for 50 years.

The book is in three parts: Book One, KALEIDOSCOPE, covering a variety of subjects from the personal to the universal, the poet’s love and concern about the future of humanity and the planet.   Book Two, ODE TO CYPRUS,describes Cyprus, the poet’s birthplace Rizokarpasso, and parts of Karpasia as far as Saint Andrew’s Monastery. Book Three, PORTRAITS of Rizokarpassians, describes her ancestors and other Rizokarpassians. 

The title of the book is borrowed from the poem ‘The Return’ in the first book ‘Kaleidoscope’. The poem has a spiritual message addressed to the reader.  The ‘Return’ also stands for the longing of the refugees to return to the occupied lands and their homes.  The book has already been translated in English by the author, soon to be published. It is aimed for worldwide readership as well as the Greek diaspora, thus widening the knowledge of Cypriot cultural heritage, through literature and poetry – a cultural 'ambassador' in a form of a book.

Book Credentials: Premiere book launch (2019) under the auspices of the previous Minister of Culture. Book approved by the Ministry of Education, Cyprus, for the recommended reading to enrich the Middle School libraries, Cyprus (2020). Ministry of Education supports the distribution of the book to High Schools, Cyprus (2024).