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The Shadows of Seville

The Shadows of Seville
  • Author(s): David Canford
  • Location(s): Seville
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): Twentieth Century

A gripping and moving story of loss and love, of hatred and passion, and of horror and hope, set in Spain’s most evocative city during the turmoil of the Spanish Civil War and the following decades. Ramon flees rural...

The Snares of Memory

The Snares of Memory
  • Author(s): Juan Marsé
  • Location(s): Barcelona
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1982 looking back to 1949

In January 1949 on an otherwise unremarkable day in an unremarkable Barcelona neighbourhood cinema, a prostitute is murdered in cold blood in the projection booth by the assistant projectionist, one Fermín Sicart. More than thirty years later, a screenwriter...

The Spanish House

The Spanish House
  • Author(s): Cherry Radford
  • Location(s): Almería (Almeria)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Juliana makes a modest living as an ‘ethnic’ TV/film extra – even though the only connections with her Spanish heritage are her cacti, Spanish classes, and some confused memories of a Spanish mother she hasn’t seen since she was...

Two Old Fools – Olé!

Two Old Fools – Olé!
  • Author(s): Victoria Twead
  • Location(s): Almería (Almeria), Andalusia (Andalucía), Spain
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs, Humour, Travelogue
  • Era(s): Present

Book #2 in the Old Fools series by New York Times bestselling author. Never believe that life in a tiny Spanish mountain village is predictable. Vicky and Joe have finished fixing up their house and look forward to peaceful...

Zahara and the Lost Books of Light

Zahara and the Lost Books of Light
  • Author(s): Joyce Yarrow
  • Location(s): Spain, Seattle
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Fantasy, Historical
  • Era(s): Medieval and Modern

When Seattle journalist Alienor Crespo travels to Granada to apply for citizenship as a descendant of Jews expelled from Spain in 1492, she uncovers her own family story, along with a hidden treasure trove of medieval Hebrew and Arabic...

Winter in Madrid

Winter in Madrid
  • Author(s): C J Sansom
  • Location(s): Madrid
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1940s

The Spanish Civil War is over, Madrid is in ruins, the Germans continue their sweep through Europe, and Franco refuses to enter the Second World War. Unassuming spy, Harry Brett, is sent over to Spain and rekindles his friendship...

A Meeting in Seville

A Meeting in Seville
  • Author(s): Paul A Mendelson
  • Location(s): Seville
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern looking back to 1980s

A Meeting in Seville follows a couple whose marriage is on the rocks. They return to Seville on Semana Santa (Easter) for a `second honeymoon’, a gift from their daughter, only to encounter their own younger selves, on their...

A Silent Death

A Silent Death
  • Author(s): Peter May
  • Location(s): Costa del Sol
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Set in Southern Spain, A Silent Death is the scorching new thriller from worldwide bestselling author of The Lewis Trilogy, Cast Iron and I’ll Keep You Safe. A SILENT VOW Spain, 2020. When ex-pat fugitive Jack Cleland watches his...

A Summer Reunion

A Summer Reunion
  • Author(s): Fanny Blake
  • Location(s): Mallorca
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Amy, Linda, Kate and Jane were best friends at school. Now, years later, they have grown apart. When Amy discovers her husband has been stealing from her successful interiors business, and with a milestone birthday looming, she decides it...

An Echo of Scandal

An Echo of Scandal
  • Author(s): Laura Madeleine
  • Location(s): Tangier, Andalusia (Andalucía), Gibraltar
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1970s looking back to 1920s

In the dead of night, with blood on her hands, she made her escape. Accused of murder, Alejandra flees her home, escaping to the southern edge of Spain, where she faces a life of poverty and destitution. Seduced by...

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