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1990s: The sequel to ‘Lemons’ and ‘Parrot’.
The Almond Blossom Appreciation Society
What you need to know before your trail
The Good Life goes on at El Valero. Find yourself laughing out loud as Chris is instructed by his daughter on local teenage mores; bluffs his way in art history to millionaire Bostonians; is rescued off a snowy peak by the Guardia Civil; and joins an Almond Blossom Appreciation Society.
You’ll cringe with Chris as he tries his hand at office work in an immigrants’ advice centre in Granada, spurred into action by the arrival of four destitute young Moroccans at El Valero. And you’ll never see olive oil in quite the same way again…
Travel Guide
Experience life at El Valero, Andalucia BookTrail style
The author is keen to explain that he’s still living on the farm at El Valero and that he’s very surprised that people still ask him that as if they’re expecting to find him in a marbled clad villa somewhere.
He says he and his family still really enjoy living here and that the only way they’ll leave is in a box. The very book he wrote of the early experiences is the book which is making his living there possible.
“I had just turned forty when we bought El Valero; Ana was a few years younger. Looking back, it was a good age for a move. We could managed the constant round of work and still have energy left to look about us and make improvements
The book also carried some sense of vindication of the crazy decision we had taken where we upped sticks and moved here”
Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Almond Blossom Appreciation Society
Destination/location: Andalusia (Andalucía) Author/Guide: Chris Stewart Departure Time: 1990s
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