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Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Andalucia (Lemons Trilogy)
Driving Over Lemons An Optimist in Andalucia - Lemons Trilogy
Author: Chris Stewart
Chris, eternal optimist and itinerant sheep shearer, moves with his wife Ana to a mountain farm in Las Alpujarras, an oddball region in the south of Spain. Misadventures gleefully unfold as Chris discovers that the owner has no intention of leaving and meets their neighbours, an engaging mix of peasant farmers and shepherds, New Age travellers a...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780956003805
ISBN-10: 095600380X
Publication Date: 6/4/2009
Pages: 240
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  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Sort of Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
Members Wishing: 0
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This was a mildly amusing look at an English couple who moved to a farm in rural Spain. The other inhabitants are well described and portrayed.

That said, I wasn't really pulled into the book. I didn't find the author that appealing of a narrator and I didn't feel like I got to know any of the other characters. It was more of a play-by-play than a nicely wove tale. It wasn't bad, but I didn't feel like I'd been on their farm or actually met any of the various people or even had a sense for what they went through. There was nothing bad, there just wasn't anything compelling either.
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reviewed Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Andalucia (Lemons Trilogy) on + 32 more book reviews
This story was hard for me to get involved in at the beginning but it is funny and affectionate. It is a relaxing story and great read. Different story.
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Interesting tale of one man and his wife's attempt at living in rural Spain. Best enjoyed from the comfort of your armchair:)The author paints a very realistic picture of a fairly unknown part of Spain and the way of life there.

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