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Sisters
  • Author(s): Michelle Frances
  • Location(s): Elba, Italy, Northern Spain, The South of France (Le Midi)
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

From Elba to Italy, through the South of France and into Spain. Is blood really thicker than water? Abby and Ellie were never close as children. Now in their thirties, they each harbour deep-rooted resentment for the other –...

South from Granada

South from Granada
  • Author(s): Gerald Brenan
  • Location(s): Andalusia (Andalucía)
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): 1920s, 1930s

In South from Granada, Brenan chose to live in the small village of Yegen, in the mountains near Granada, well inland and a world away from the larger Andalucian towns. He rented an old home, and some characters who...

Southern Seas

Southern Seas
  • Author(s): Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
  • Location(s): Barcelona
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Late 20th Century

The body of Stuart Pedrell, a powerful businessman, is found in a Barcelona suburb. He had disappeared on his way to Polynesia in search of the visionary spirit of Paul Gauguin. Who better to find the killer of a...

Spain… A Culinary Road Trip

Spain… A Culinary Road Trip
  • Author(s): Mario Batali & Gwyneth Paltrow
  • Location(s): Spain
  • Genre(s): Food and Drink, Travelogue
  • Era(s): 2000s

A small group of foodies take an ultimate road trip adventure, delving into the pleasures of Spain, the country’s regional cuisine, art, history, and culture, as they’ve never been seen before. Many lovely photos, anecdotes, and over seventy recipes...

Spanish Crossings

Spanish Crossings
  • Author(s): John Simmons
  • Location(s): London, Guernica, The Basque Country
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1937-1947

“Mother declared herself happy.” A woman’s life has been cast in shadow by her connection to the Spanish Civil War and the Basque child refugees from that war in the late 1930s. We follow Lorna from the days in...

Tales of the Alhambra

Tales of the Alhambra
  • Author(s): Washington Irving
  • Location(s): Granada
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 2000s

This is a dreamlike novel of Granada and the Alhambra – it is considered to be one of the most entertaining travelogues ever written. Guitar music sets the tone, together with fact, fantasy and secret chambers – it transports...

The Almond Blossom Appreciation Society

The Almond Blossom Appreciation Society
  • Author(s): Chris Stewart
  • Location(s): Andalusia (Andalucía)
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): Late 1900s

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...

The Anarchist Detective (Max Cámara 3)

The Anarchist Detective (Max Cámara 3)
  • Author(s): Jason Webster
  • Location(s): La Mancha
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): Modern

Sent on leave after his last, brutal, case, Max Cámara returns to his home town in La Mancha, famous for producing the finest saffron in the world. There, the past keeps pulling at him. The town is exhuming a...

The Angel’s Game

The Angel’s Game
  • Author(s): Carlos Ruiz Zafón (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
  • Location(s): Barcelona
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1930s

David Martin makes a living in Barcelona writing novels under s pseudonym. Following a troubled childhood he has made books his world. From his imagination come the deep mysteries of the deeper side of the city. He lives in...

The Assassin’s Mark

The Assassin’s Mark
  • Author(s): David Ebsworth
  • Location(s): San Sebastian, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): 1930s

September 1938. Spain’s Civil War has been raging for two years, the outcome still in the balance. But rebel General Franco is so confident of winning that he has opened up battlefield tourism along the country’s north coast. Jack...

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