Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #56208 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03-05
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

The Mirror
`A beautifully written and highly entertaining account of the upside of downshifting.'

The Daily Mirror, April 2007
"A beautifully written and highly entertaining account of the
upside of downshifting."

Suite 101 website, June 2007
"Anna brings a fresh eye to the genre... you root for her as she
makes her arduous commuting work"

Customer Reviews

Funny, engaging and enchanting with fabulous characterisation, recommended!
First and foremost this is a very well written book. The characterisation is superb, and the way the author describes the way that she slowly gets drawn into rural Mallorcan life is nothing short of enchanting.

However perhaps the most accomplished part of the book is the way that the author views her other life in the PR business in London.

As someone who loves to read the stories of people who have moved to rural Spain and Mallorca it is this flitting back and forth between the author's previous life in London and new life in Mallorca that makes the book both unique and captivating.

Highly recommended.

Un gran exito!
This is a vey nice book about the island where I am growing up and I am happy that señora Nicholas says many kind thing about the Mallorcan people. We have many tourists but in the countryside it is very different-beautiful scenery and fantastic local customs and fiestas. I also like to practise my English so this book was good for this too! I like her describing our foods and way of life that is calm and simple. This is about the real Mallorcan people. Es un libro especial..enhorabuena señora Nicholas!

Very funny and inspirational
It is such a pleasure to come across a little gem of a book like this which gives such beautiful descriptions of the island of Mallorca in the Spanish Balearics. At the same time the author spins a wonderfully entertaining story about her family's relocation to the rural hills of the island from central London where she ran a glitzy PR agency. It is very, very funny and witty as well as giving a wry slant on hectic London life and also the peaceful, enriching 'other' existence the author discovers in Mallorca. Very enjoyable and a great insight into Mallorca's traditional way of life in the rural communities from the perspective of an erstwhile London girl.