Blogs in July 2014

The Last Days of the Bus Club 15th July 2014

It’s two decades since Chris Stewart moved to his farm on the wrong side of a river in the mountains of southern Spain and his daughter Chlöe is preparing to fly the nest for university. In this latest, typically...

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Driving over Lemons: An Optimist in Andalucia 1st January 1970

Chris Stewart has been a sheep shearer and a drummer for Genesis, and decided he wanted to relocate to the Sierra Nevada. His book chronicles his adventures – the terrain and the locals – doing up his ramshackle house....

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Three Ways to Capsize a Boat 1st January 1970

Never having skippered a boat, Chris Stewart sails against the tide in the Solent, progresses to Spetses in Greece and then attempts a journey across the Atlantic.

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The Almond Blossom Appreciation Society 1st January 1970

3rd in the “Lemons” Trilogy. The Almond Blossom Appreciation Society finds Chris and his family still living o their farm, El Valero, and with its easy ‘Sun-Lit’ charm and funny, evocative anecdotes, it will draw in new and old...

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A Parrot in a Pepper Tree 1st January 1970

A PARROT IN A PEPPER TREE, the sequel to Lemons, follows the lives of Chris, Ana and their daughter, Chloë, as they get to grips with a misanthropic parrot who joins their home, Spanish school life, neighbours in love,...

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