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Blood Wedding

Blood Wedding
  • Author(s): P J Brooke
  • Location(s): Granada
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): 2000s

A death of a Muslim student, Leila, turns into a terrorist attack in Grenada. Max Romero takes on the investigation, and finds that she was researching the impact of the Spanish Civil War on his own home village in...

Brujas (Cantabria American School Book 3)

Brujas (Cantabria American School Book 3)
  • Author(s): Christy Esmahan
  • Location(s): Northern Spain, The Basque Country
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Now in his third year at the Cantabria American School, Harvey Jones has hit his stride, but the recalcitrant teachers, the “brujas” are working harder than ever to stop him. This year, however, things begin to go terribly wrong...

Dancing in the Fountain: How to Enjoy Living Abroad

Dancing in the Fountain: How to Enjoy Living Abroad
  • Author(s): Karen McCann
  • Location(s): Seville
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): 2000s

“Karen captures the essence of Seville,” wrote culture critic Cat Gaa.”Its people, its food, its quirks that drive every single one of us crazy, all while deepening our love for this enchanting place.” An American who moved to Seville...

Dead Ground

Dead Ground
  • Author(s): Graham Hurley
  • Location(s): Spain
  • Genre(s): Historical, Espionage, Thriller
  • Era(s): 1936 and WW2

No. 9 in the Spoils of War series A young British nurse experiences the devastating Spanish Civil War and the dark side of the espionage game in this gripping World War Two thriller from Graham Hurley. 1936. Anglo-Breton translator...

Death in Deià

Death in Deià
  • Author(s): David Coubrough
  • Location(s): Deya (Deià)
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery, Thriller
  • Era(s): Recent

Deia is a small and idyllic village on the north-west coast of Mallorca, made famous by being the home of Robert Graves for much of his life, but subsequently becoming a magnet for artists, authors and film stars (and...

Death’s Other Kingdom

Death’s Other Kingdom
  • Author(s): Gamel Woolsey
  • Location(s): Spain
  • Genre(s): Travelogue
  • Era(s): 1930s

A heart-rending account of a Spanish village torn apart by the coming of the Civil War – A rare humanist and female voice on a war which has otherwise been colonised by political commentary and male voices. A balance...

Duende

Duende
  • Author(s): Jason Webster
  • Location(s): Alicante, Madrid, Spain
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): 2000s

After a failed love affair, Jason Webster heads for Spain, the country that has long enthralled him. He is looking for “Duende”, the state during Flamenco that is part ecstasy, part melancholy, the essence of Spain’s signature art form....

Errant in Iberia

Errant in Iberia
  • Author(s): Ben Curtis
  • Location(s): Madrid
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): Modern

A life-changing move to Spain… This is the inspirational story of moving to a new country with nothing, then really living your dreams. Turning up in Madrid without a word of Spanish, Ben soon finds a job, beautiful language...

Farewell Spain

Farewell Spain
  • Author(s): Kate O'Brien
  • Location(s): Spain
  • Genre(s): Historical, Travelogue
  • Era(s): 1930s

Travelogue of Spain written by Irish author in 1937.

Fight Back

Fight Back
  • Author(s): Anna Smith
  • Location(s): Glasgow, Costa del Sol
  • Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Gangster Kerry Casey has fought her way to the top of the Glasgow crime scene. But can she stay there? Kerry Casey is now a fully-fledged gangland boss. With her business partner Sharon and her wily lawyer Marty at...

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