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A Parrot in a Pepper Tree

A Parrot in a Pepper Tree

Author(s): Chris Stewart

Location(s): Andalusia (Andalucía)

Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs

Era(s): 2000s

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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, their amazement at Chris appearing on the bestseller lists… and their shock at discovering that their beloved valley is once more under threat of a dam.

A Parrot in the Pepper Tree also looks back on Chris Stewart’s former life – the hard times shearing in midwinter Sweden (and driving across the frozen sea to reach island farms): his first taste of Spain, learning flamenco guitar as a 20-year old: and his illustrious music career, drumming for his school band Genesis (sacked at 17, he never quite became Phil Collins), and then for a circus.
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“It is everything that made the first book so hugely successful – endearing, heartwarming, self-deprecating, sometimes surreal.”Evening Standard

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