Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5313 in Books
• Published on: 2002-05-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

Synopsis
Chris Stewart turns another leaf on his life in southern Spain in this "Sort Of" sequel to his biography, "Driving Over Lemons". It is in fact part sequel - further (mis)adventures of Chris and his family on their remote Andalusian farm - and part prequel, looking back on Chris's previous lives, drumming with the teenage Genesis and in a circus, shearing sheep in midwinter Sweden and heading off to Spain to learn flamenco guitar.

About the Author
Chris Stewart prepared for life on a mountain farm in Spain with jobs of doubtful relevance. After leaving Genesis (he drummed on the first single), he joined a circus, learnt how to shear sheep, crewed a yacht in Greece, went to China for the Rough Guides, gained a pilot's license in Los Angeles, and completed a course in French cooking. Since writing the bestselling Driving Over Lemons, Chris, Ana and their daughter Chlöe continue to live on their farm, with their dogs, cats, chicken and sheep, and to Ana's regret, a brand new guitar.

Customer Reviews

Insightful, funny and honest
I picked this book up when I saw it lying on a friend's coffee table and became absorbed from the first chapter, so much so I was barely able to put it down until it was finished. It is written in a humorous, fluent and self-deprecating style that provides a fascinating insight into life as an ex-pat in a remote foreign farming community. The book's worth is increased for me by it coming across as a very honest account of events naturally brought to life by the characters and their situation. Each chapter is a self-contained episode which keeps the whole thing fresh. I certainly chuckled aloud at one or two sections; the improptu talk given to the Swedish on cattle rearing in England being particularly memorable. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Great, easy read.
I recently read this book, which is a 'sort of sequel' to Driving Over Lemons by Chris Stewart, which I read a year or two ago and really enjoyed. Both of the books are great, they're comprised of a series of events, some stranger than other, that have happened to an 'optimist in Andalucia'.

There's nothing complicated about this book, it's just a really easy, enjoyable read about a different style of life. Highly reccomended.

Great!
Have to agree with my brother Paul here... very good, but not as good as Driving Over Lemons. My only criticism is that he should have changed the names of everywhere, as I think the Alpujarras are going to be over-run with english now!!!