Blogs in March 2021

The Mallorcan Bookseller 1st March 2021

“Is Anna in?” It took just three words to change his life. Sam Martínez, a London detective, is put on sick leave suffering from PTSD resulting from a firearms incident that went wrong and his best friend was shot....

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Camino – or a peanut butter, marmite and banana butty 2nd February 2021

In hindsight, deciding to walk the Camino de Santiago carrying everything but the kitchen sink was probably a mistake. Realising the chance of reaching their destination in three short weeks is a big fat zero, Lisa and partner S...

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Tomato, Fig & Pumpkin Jelly 2nd February 2021

“D’you think we should just get married then?” asked S, apropos of nothing, over the breakfast table one morning. For two people struggling to understand a foreign language in a remote part of Northwest Spain, Lisa and her partner,...

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Plum, Courgette & Green Bean Tart 2nd February 2021

Have you ever wanted to leave the rat race, move abroad and live the good life somewhere green and bountiful? Lisa and her partner, the enigmatic S, did just that. In 2007 they left their jobs, as newt catchers,...

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The Secret of the Purple Lake 30th January 2021

The Secret of the Purple Lake is a collection of five interlinked stories that take us from Ghana to Orkney, and from Spain to Norway and Thailand. As a minor character from one story assumes a major role in...

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