SIR – Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor's wish that his house in Kardamili, Greece, be turned into a writers' retreat has not been abandoned ("Writer's last wish falls victim to the Greek recession", October 8).
Lola Bubbosh, who has close links with the Benaki Museum, to which Sir Patrick bequeathed his house, has outlined and estimated the cost of turning it into a retreat, while a committee, which I am on, has been set up in Britain to see it through.
Since Sir Patrick's death over a year ago, people have stayed at the house, and Richard Linklater has just made a film there, with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy.
Things are moving forward. But in a time of economic catastrophe, one cannot expect the Benaki to refurbish the house and turn it into a full-blown writers' retreat within a year.
Artemis Cooper
London SW6
