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Lost Paradise: The Story of Granada

Lost Paradise: The Story of Granada
  • Author(s): Elizabeth Drayson
  • Location(s): Granada
  • Genre(s): Nonfiction
  • Era(s): Various

From the early Middle Ages to the present, foreign travellers have been bewitched by Granada’s peerless beauty. The Andalusian city is also the stuff of story and legend, with an unforgettable history to match. Romans, then Visigoths, settled here,...

Love and Ruin

Love and Ruin
  • Author(s): Paula McLain
  • Location(s): Cuba (Republic of), China, Finland, Madrid
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Mid 20th Century

In 1937, courageous and independent Martha Gellhorn travels to Madrid to report on the atrocities of the Spanish Civil War, and finds herself drawn to the stories of ordinary people caught in devastating conflict. She also finds herself unexpectedly...

Love in the City by the Sea

Love in the City by the Sea
  • Author(s): Lilac Mills
  • Location(s): Barcelona
  • Genre(s): RomCom
  • Era(s): Contemmporary

Sometimes crossing the finish line is only the first step Tess Barton is stuck in a rut. Her dream of becoming an artist has stalled as she works three jobs just trying to survive. She’s barely got time to...

M is for Spain

M is for Spain
  • Author(s): Gillian Rioja, Stephen Mackey
  • Location(s): Spain
  • Genre(s): Short Stories
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Melancholy, motherhood, mistakes, misgivings, magic and mayhem. All find their way into M is for Spain, a collection of 14 contemporary short stories with a focus on the experiences of expatriates in their adoptive home. At the heart of...

Mac and His Problem

Mac and His Problem
  • Location(s): Barcelona
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Mac is not writing a novel. He is writing a diary, which no one will ever read. At over sixty, and recently unemployed, Mac is a beginner, a novice, an apprentice – delighted by the themes of repetition and...

Madrid Underground: A Superintendent Bernal Mystery

Madrid Underground: A Superintendent Bernal Mystery
  • Author(s): David Serafin
  • Location(s): Madrid
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): 1970s

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Madrid: The History

Madrid: The History
  • Author(s): Jules Stewart
  • Location(s): Madrid
  • Genre(s): Historical, Nonfiction
  • Era(s): over time

At the heart of the Castilian plateau, far from the coastal towns and ports of Spain, sits the great city of Madrid. Perched some 2,200 feet above the distant sea, it is at once the loftiest and also the...

Málaga: A Comprehensive Guide to Spain’s Most Hospitable City

Málaga: A Comprehensive Guide to Spain’s Most Hospitable City
  • Author(s): Thomas Martin
  • Location(s): Málaga
  • Genre(s): Culture
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Too often overlooked by discerning travellers, Málaga is one of Spain’s most delightful destinations. It’s a city steeped in history stretching back millennia, the centre of a centuries-old wine region, home to dozens of museums and galleries, full of...

Marks of Identity

Marks of Identity
  • Author(s): Juan Goytisolo
  • Location(s): Barcelona, Spain
  • Genre(s): Historical
  • Era(s): 1930s onwards

An exile returns to Spain from France to find that he is repelled by the fascism of Franco’s Spain and drawn to the world of Muslim culture. In this novel, Juan Goytisolo, one of Spain’s most celebrated novelists, speaks...

Masquerade

Masquerade
  • Author(s): Hannah Fielding
  • Location(s): Pamplona
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): 1976

From the award-winning author of The Echoes of Love. Love, mystery and desire under the scorching Spanish sun. A young writer becomes entangled in an illicit gypsy love affair, pulling her into a world of secrets, deception and dark...

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