Domingo’s Angel by Jenny Twist.
When Angela turns up in a remote Spanish mountain village, she is so tall and so thin and so pale that everyone thinks she is a ghost or a fairy or the dreadful mantequero that comes in the night and sucks the fat from your bones.
But Domingo knows better. “Soy Angela,” she said to him when they met – “I am an angel.” Only later did he realise that she was telling him her name and by then it was too late and everyone knew her as Domingo’s Angel.
This is the story of their love affair. But it is also the story of the people of the tiny mountain village – the indomitable Rosalba – shopkeeper, doctor, midwife and wise woman, who makes it her business to know everything that goes on in the village; Guillermo, the mayor, whose delusions of grandeur are rooted in his impoverished childhood; and Salva the Baker, who risked his life and liberty to give bread to the starving children.
The events in this story are based on the real experiences of the people of the White Villages in Southern Spain and their struggle to keep their communities alive through the years of war and the oppression of Franco’s rule. Domingo’s Angel
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Published by Melange Books 10th July 2011. ISBN: 978-1-61235-202-2
Author’s web site: https://sites.google.com/site/jennytwistauthor/
Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools (Paperback) by Victoria Twead is the funny story of Vicky and husband Joe and their five year adventure in Almeria, Spain.
Joe was looking forward to a nice, quiet retirement in the UK, but Vicky had other plans…..Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools
Encarnita’s Journey by Joan Lingard charts the life of Encarnita through 80 years of great change in Spain, from growing up in Brenan’s Yegen to reaching adulthood in Almunecar and finally to the fishing village of Nerja. And then the final stage of her journey, to Edinburgh….Encarnita’s Journey ….(Amazon). You can often find a secondhand copy in the Nerja Book Centre in calle Granada, Nerja.
Sol Searching by Keidi Keating. At the tender age of 23
years, Keidi decided to leave England and try to make her way in Spain,
never an easy task as many will only too willingly testify. Always one
for keeping a diary, she continued to keep a note of everything, the
ups as well as the downs…..Sol Searching: A Fun-filled Tale of a Modern Girl’s Move to the Costa del Sol
Between Two Fires by local author David Baird is the first book in English about a forgotten war waged against the Franco regime in Southern Spain the 1940s and early 1950s. It is a poignant true-life story of heartbreak and heroism, including first-person accounts by the survivors of those terrible years. The author focuses on what happened in an Andalusian village which found itself caught between the ruthless Civil Guard and guerrillas led by a legendary chieftain named Roberto. Meanwhile, politicians as far apart as London and Moscow pulled the strings….
Between Two Fires: Guerrilla War in the Spanish Sierras
Tales of the Alhambra by Washington Irving. In this book, Washington Irving (1783-1859), considered by many to be the “Father of American literature” and “the best English language writer of his time”, relates the fascinating popular myths relating to the Alhambra, which he collected during his visit to Spain in 1829. The writer had the privilege of living in the Alhambra itself while writing the book and, after some research in the Granada University Library archives, he created a literary recreation written by a romantic traveller enraptured by the beauty of Granada, its landscape and its people. Includes 32 pages of full colour illustrations and photos of the Alhambra and its surroundings as well as period engravings.There are often secondhand copies (English, Spanish, German) in the Nerja Book Centre in calle Granada, Nerja….Tales of the Alhambra
Local Torrox resident Wendy Cartmell has just published her crime novel Steps to Heaven in eBook format. This is the first book in the Sgt Major Crane series.
Crane is a Special Investigations Branch Detective in the British Army, based at Aldershot Garrison. Crane is disturbed by the horrific case of a soldier called Solomon who, after recently returning from Afghanistan, murdered his wife and 6 year old son and then committed suicide.
It seems Solomon was attending a local Church, which encourages people to join by offering salvation to its members. But as Crane investigates and the body count rises, events take a darker turn and he wonders what the Church is offering – salvation, or slaughter?
Wendy had to take early retirement from teaching due to ill health and moved to the Costa del Sol.
My inspiration for the Sgt Major Crane novels has been my love of crime writing (which I read voraciously) and my husband’s 22 years service in the British Army. So with a deep breath and fingers crossed I have finally decided to publish! Your feedback would be welcomed and if you enjoy the book, please recommend it to a friend.
Support your local author by downloading it now from Amazon for under a £1. You don’t need a Kindle. The eBook is available in multiple formats and can even be downloaded to your computer. Steps to Heaven
The Return by Victoria Hislop. Beneath the majestic towers of the Alhambra, Granada’s cobbled streets resonate with music and secrets. Sonia Cameron knows nothing of the city’s shocking past; she is here to dance. But in a quiet café, a chance conversation and an intriguing collection of old photographs draw her into the extraordinary tale of Spain’s devastating civil war.
Seventy years earlier, the café is home to the close-knit Ramírez family. In 1936, an army coup led by Franco shatters the country’s fragile peace, and in the heart of Granada the family witnesses the worst atrocities of conflict. Divided by politics and tragedy, everyone must take a side, fighting a personal battle as Spain rips itself apart. The Return
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