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House of Dreams

House of Dreams
  • Author(s): Fanny Blake
  • Location(s): Costa del Sol
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

How to Make a Bomb

How to Make a Bomb
  • Author(s): Rupert Thomson
  • Location(s): Cadiz, Crete
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): contemporary

Philip Notman, an acclaimed historian, attends a conference in Bergen, Norway. On his return to London, and to his wife and son, something unexpected and inexplicable happens to him, and he is unable to settle back into his normal...

I Wish I Had a River

I Wish I Had a River
  • Author(s): Martha Reynolds
  • Location(s): Portugal, France, Galicia, Italy
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Present day

Pediatrician Anna Drury has been contentedly married to her husband Nick for three years when he receives a terminal diagnosis. In the two weeks before the fatal illness claims his life, Nick makes three urgent requests that Anna is...

Ich bin dann mal weg. Meine reise auf dem Jakobsweg

Ich bin dann mal weg. Meine reise auf dem Jakobsweg
  • Author(s): Hape Kerkeling
  • Location(s): Spain
  • Genre(s): Travelogue

11 kilos on his back, Hape Kerkeling set out on the road to Santiago de Compostela. Any doubts disappear over the 800km or so, and he writes a delightful travelogue of his undertaking. In German.

Isla and the Happily Ever After

Isla and the Happily Ever After
  • Author(s): Stephanie Perkins
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC), Barcelona, Paris
  • Genre(s): Romance, Young Adult
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Hopeless romantic Isla has had a crush on brooding artist Josh since their first year at the School of America in Paris. And, after a chance encounter in Manhattan over the summer break, romance might be closer than Isla...

It’s Not About the Tapas: A Spanish Adventure on Two Wheels

It’s Not About the Tapas: A Spanish Adventure on Two Wheels
  • Author(s): Polly Evans
  • Location(s): Spain
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Single, stressed, and living amid the hustle and hurry of modern Hong Kong, Polly Evans had a vision: of mountains and orange groves, matadors and promenades–and of a glorious, hassle-free journey across Spain by bicycle. But like any decent...

José Pizarro’s Spanish Flavours

José Pizarro’s Spanish Flavours
  • Author(s): José Pizarro
  • Location(s): Spain
  • Genre(s): Food and Drink
  • Era(s): 2017

Following on from Seasonal Spanish Food, Pizarro takes a closer look at the regions of Spain and the exceptional local ingredients that make each area so special. With these ingredients, Pizarro uses his knowledge and flair to create alluring...

Journey To A Dream

Journey To A Dream
  • Author(s): Craig Briggs
  • Location(s): Galicia
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): Modern

Like many of us Craig Briggs dreamt of living a different life, free from the stresses and strains of modern living. But unlike most of us, he decided to pursue his dream. In May 2002 Craig, his wife Melanie...

Just Add Spice

Just Add Spice
  • Author(s): Carol E Wyer
  • Location(s): England, Lanzarote
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Escape from reality comes in patent-leather Prada kneeboots Dawn Ellis needs to escape from her painfully dull existence. Her unemployed husband spends all day complaining about life, moping around, or fixing lawnmowers on her kitchen table. The local writing...

Just Between Us

Just Between Us
  • Author(s): Barbara Copperthwaite
  • Location(s): Spain
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Six friends. A secret to die for… I close my eyes, inhale a deep breath of warm, fragrant Spanish air, and tell myself I’m lucky to be on this holiday with my best friends. Alexis planned it all, of...

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