Blogs in March 2022

The Madness 24th March 2022

Written in nine chapters separated into three blocks, Narcís Oller’s The Madness is one of the first literary pieces of work to aim to truly analyze the social and genetic causes and results of mental illness. Told through the...

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Private Life 24th March 2022

In 1932 Josep Maria de Sagarra set out to write the great Catalonian novel, an urban antidote to the rural tales and timid missives about folk customs that had previously prevailed in the Catalonian literature. Private Life was the...

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The Perfect Holiday 22nd March 2022

Olivia and Julian are enjoying lazy days in their Spanish villa, a well deserved break from their busy lives. Especially for Julian, who after a lifetime as a carer was thrust into the public eye following the tragic murder...

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Summer in San Sebastian 21st March 2022

Abigail’s world has disintegrated, leaving her jobless, homeless, and loveless in a remarkably brief space of time. Where else can she lick her wounds but in Spain with her dippy Aunt May. She pulls on her big girl pants,...

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A Man of Understanding 19th March 2022

It takes a man of understanding to rebuild a shattered soul, a man with a deep and learned grasp of philosophy and poetry, a man who can nurture and inspire an enquiring mind, a man with the wit and...

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