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Entre limones

Entre limones

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  • Author：Chris Stewart
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Summary

Primera parte de la trilogía sobre el encanto de la vida alternativa que vive Chris Stewart en la Alpujarra granadina。

El primer libro autobiográfico de Chris Stewart， Entre limones， es el divertidísimo relato de un joven inglés que， con tal de no vestir traje y trabajar en una oficina， se gastó todos sus ahorros en la compra de un ruinoso cortijo en la Alpujarra granadina。 Publicado en 1999 por una pequeña editorial inglesa， se convirtió en un fenómeno editorial， hasta el punto de que， junto con los dos volúmenes siguientes -El loro en el limonero y Los almendros en flor-， han deleitado a más de dos millones de lectores。

Entre limones es un caso singular: un libro divertido， rebosante de observaciones agudas y reveladoras， que mezcla la mirada curiosa del viajero con cierta visión idealista de las cosas y una fuerza de voluntad inasequible al desaliento。 Chris desgrana las numerosas vivencias que le depara su existencia diaria desde que， tras su llegada a la Alpujarra， inicia la aventura que cambiará su vida， rodeado de una sorprendente galería de lugareños， pastores， expatriados y viajeros New Age。 Sin embargo， quizá el verdadero protagonista de esta historia sea el decrépito cortijo «El Valero»， encaramado en una colina， rodeado de olivos， almendros y limoneros， situado en el margen malo de un río， sin carretera de acceso， sin agua ni electricidad。。。 ¿Acaso puede ofrecer la vida algo mejor？

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Reviews

Chris Waterford ，

A memoir of the trials of an English guy who buys a farm in a remote part of Spain。 I'm amazed that he got 4 books out of this adventure and his ordinary writing。5。5/10 A memoir of the trials of an English guy who buys a farm in a remote part of Spain。 I'm amazed that he got 4 books out of this adventure and his ordinary writing。5。5/10 。。。more

Arancha Ch。 Gonzalez ，

Novela sobre una pareja británica que con lo puesto y poco más， se va a la Alpujarra más profunda para hacerse un cortijo con los restos de unos y relatan los conflictos y el día a día con los autóctonos del lugar。

Ulrika ，

The perfect book to read if you want to dream yourself away during the tail end of a pandemic。

Lou ，

I’m so glad I picked this up。 I remember it being really popular when I first started at the library， copies flying off the shelves， but it didn’t interest me then。 I’m glad I crossed paths with it again and gave it a go。 I don’t always get on with travel writing， but this is more than just that， it’s a story told to you as though you are settled down to dinner， large glass of wine in hand， the heat of the day starting too calm down。 You can hear the sheep and the babbling of the river outside， I’m so glad I picked this up。 I remember it being really popular when I first started at the library， copies flying off the shelves， but it didn’t interest me then。 I’m glad I crossed paths with it again and gave it a go。 I don’t always get on with travel writing， but this is more than just that， it’s a story told to you as though you are settled down to dinner， large glass of wine in hand， the heat of the day starting too calm down。 You can hear the sheep and the babbling of the river outside， and your host has you enthralled with tales of the highs and lows of abandoning your old life， buying a dilapidated run down dwelling in the Spanish mountains （without discussion with your wife first， who thought you were having a scout about till she arrived…） there are hostile villagers， many who will become life long friends and advisors， there are hardships， steep learning curves， extreme highs and lows， and you just want to hear more。 Loved it。 The passion for what they wanted to achieve shines through， as does the warmth and generosity of the friendships forged in a place that tries its best to make you feel a failure， through elements out of your control。Would read more definitely by this author， it had me hooked from the first page。 Five starsPerfect holiday reading， or a chilled afternoon tucked up with a glass of something， and a rustic Spanish feast to tuck into。 。。。more

Elisabeth ，

Sur ritmo y sin trama。

Poppy ，

It brings with it a smile:I had always thought of Spain as chocker-block with peoples， as is here in Britain。 I trekked along the spine of the Pyrenees （the GR10） for a few weeks: we started at Perpignan and we did drop off the side frequently to pick up supplies and invariably we'd 'go west'。 This reminded me of how remote and rural and unpopulated it can be within the interior。We arrived at a small shop in a tiny village and were talking amongst ourselves in English when the shop door was open It brings with it a smile:I had always thought of Spain as chocker-block with peoples， as is here in Britain。 I trekked along the spine of the Pyrenees （the GR10） for a few weeks: we started at Perpignan and we did drop off the side frequently to pick up supplies and invariably we'd 'go west'。 This reminded me of how remote and rural and unpopulated it can be within the interior。We arrived at a small shop in a tiny village and were talking amongst ourselves in English when the shop door was opened。 The shop keeper looked in fright and said something in Spanish （some of my group could speak Spanish， so understood， she had said， 'Don't leave，' and then ran off。She came back 10 minutes later with the school teacher and a handful of youngsters。I can't make up my mind if this has a little embellishment on one or two pages， but it is a good fun read。 If that had been me， I doubt I would have managed a day of work。 I think I'd have just wandered hither-tither， wide-eyed and in a dream。 He makes it sound so wonderful and I'm sure it is。 。。。more

Ethan York ，

This book is very much like Under the Tuscan Sun with the obvious difference， of course， being that Under the Tuscan Sun takes place in Italy and Driving Over Lemons is not good at all。

Donna Boultwood ，

Fascinating account of how they bought a farm in las Alpujarras。 Very amusing in places。 Looking forward to reading the next two books。

David Wean ，

Another one of these "Wouldn't it have been cool to have been him and done that？" books。 I read this in preparation a trip to Spain。 I learned a lot about an area we actually didn't visit （due to time constraints we stuck to the city） but it was still worth the read。 Another one of these "Wouldn't it have been cool to have been him and done that？" books。 I read this in preparation a trip to Spain。 I learned a lot about an area we actually didn't visit （due to time constraints we stuck to the city） but it was still worth the read。 。。。more

Glen Engel-Cox ，

Like Peter Mayle’s A Year in Provence， this is not really a travelogue or travel writing although that’s typically how both books are marketed。 Instead， these are expat stories: anecdotes about foreigners who decide to try and make their home in a foreign country。 The difference becomes apparent immediately: whereas the interactions between writer and others in a travelogue may last a few days， a week， possibly even a month， an expat story more closely resembles a novel as characters introduced Like Peter Mayle’s A Year in Provence， this is not really a travelogue or travel writing although that’s typically how both books are marketed。 Instead， these are expat stories: anecdotes about foreigners who decide to try and make their home in a foreign country。 The difference becomes apparent immediately: whereas the interactions between writer and others in a travelogue may last a few days， a week， possibly even a month， an expat story more closely resembles a novel as characters introduced early will pop up time and time again in the narrative。Stewart’s book isn’t as coherent or as easily humorous as Mayle’s， but it’s not bad。 His naiveté in his purchase of a farm in Andalucia， his interactions with the neighbors， his attempts to bring progress to the community， these are all standard fare in the expat story。 What does mark Stewart different is how he is actually better suited to make a success as a farmer。 Mayle had no illusions about actually working in Provence; a former marketer， all he wanted to do was renovate his house and fit into the French community。 Stewart actually has skills: he leaves Spain twice a year to travel to Sweden where he shears sheep for a month and earns needed funds to pay for his farm upgrades。 When he shows off his skills to his Spanish neighbors， he is competent。 Although he makes plenty of mistakes in other parts of his settlement， this show of ability helps make this narrative a much more interesting one than one in which the cityfolk are just dunderheads。I found the timeline of the book a bit confusing。 Ostensibly， it presents the first three-to-five years of his family’s settling in Andalucia， but it jumps back and forth rather than presenting everything sequentially， instead following through with a particular subject until Stewart feels he’s found the end of that particular thread。 It works okay， but not fantastically。I read this while traveling in the region described but frankly didn’t find anything Stewart describes to match my experience。 Given that， as I mentioned from the beginning， I’m traveling and not staying here， this shouldn’t come as a surprise。 Thus the caveat: read this for its own sake to learn more about Spanish life and culture， but not for any pratical tips for your own aid。 。。。more

REBECA ，

Las peripecias de un inglés que decide empezar de cero en un cortijo de las alpujarras granadinas， junto con su esposa。 El choque de culturas proporciona un sinfín de anécdotas narradas desde el respeto y con mucho humor。

Michele Clark ，

A good read！ I loved reading about the struggle with the old farm and the friendship and suspicion of the Spanish neighbours- wonderfully descriptive sections of the surrounding countryside and humorous writing about the various animals。 I have downloaded the second book in the series and am looking forward to reading the whole trilogy。 This copy has the update added years later which was lovely so nice to know that the struggle was worthwhile。

Paul ，

I was not expecting this to be such a stunningly sublime read， transporting me each time I picked it up into the heart of rural Spain！ Loved it！One to re-read in years to come。

Cynthia ，

Almost as much fun as being there。

Catherine ，

A lovely insight into a different way of life

Eleanor Mills ，

I'd like to visit Andalucía after reading this。 I'd like to visit Andalucía after reading this。 。。。more

Sully Augustine ，

I read a hardback from the library over the past couple of evenings。 The story of an English couple settling in on a remote farm in Andalusia and getting to know and interact with their Spanish and English expat neighbor is very well written。 It far more than merely held my interest。 I plan to get the author's following book。 I read a hardback from the library over the past couple of evenings。 The story of an English couple settling in on a remote farm in Andalusia and getting to know and interact with their Spanish and English expat neighbor is very well written。 It far more than merely held my interest。 I plan to get the author's following book。 。。。more

Susan ，

So enjoyed the adventures and learning about the culture of this part of Spain。

Ana Moreno Amaya ，

Nice and interesting for sure

MsSwisis ，

‘We’re poor as can be and life is nothing but drudgery and pain， but I love this view。’

Stephen Baird ，

This book had been hanging about on my shelves ever since I watched Richard E Grant talk to Chris on the BBC4 show ‘Write Around the World’。This is a bit of a new experience for me as I don’t read memoirs or travel writing， but working in a bookshop makes you expand your reading material。From the start Chris makes it feel as though he is talking to you personally with a really warm and humorous writing style that makes the book so intimate and his passion for what he is doing comes across so cle This book had been hanging about on my shelves ever since I watched Richard E Grant talk to Chris on the BBC4 show ‘Write Around the World’。This is a bit of a new experience for me as I don’t read memoirs or travel writing， but working in a bookshop makes you expand your reading material。From the start Chris makes it feel as though he is talking to you personally with a really warm and humorous writing style that makes the book so intimate and his passion for what he is doing comes across so clearly。Chis takes us through all his ups and downs in setting up home in Las Alpujarras， a remote region in the south of Granada， introducing us to the ragtag band of his neighbours from gruff natives to eccentric ex-pats。I loved the humour throughout the book， making even the most frightening and disastrous of events another episode to be overcome with a certain lightness of heart and this seemed to have made him lots of friends amongst the people he becomes involved with。One of my favourite chapters （I lived in North Yorkshire for 20ish years） is when he decides to bypass all traditions and attempts to go to market with sheep and sell them without an agent。I got the anniversary edition with the extra chapter 25 Years Later， loved how things had changed but stayed the same。A cracking read full of warmth and dry humour， one of the best memoirs I’ve ever read。 。。。more

Yago ，

Ingleses buscando una nueva vida en las Alpujarras de los 80。 Un mundo de contrastes

Karen Brush ，

Delightful read

Jenn ，

This was a humorous memoir written by a man who buys a sheep farm in Andalusia。 I enjoyed his stories and hearing about the human relationships and experiences that make life delightful。

Paige Kilian ，

3。5

Katie ，

escapism at its finest—in Spain on an old farm

Catie ，

So funny。 Relocating to Andalucia is evidently not without challenges， surprises， and drama， but Chris Stewart cheerfully navigates them all。 He relates the ups and downs of his adventure with sunny humour。 A nice light-hearted， good-natured book。

Marianne ，

3。5 starsI've been meaning to read this book for so many years。 Glad I did finally。 I found it reasonably interesting， often charming， and sometimes funny。 The very traditionally enacted and very rarely questioned gender roles were pretty tiring for me as that's a personal stress point。CN: heteronormativity， brief mentions of sexual assault and harassment that are also somewhat normalized， use of the g slur for Roma people （this last is a matter of being dated/cultural context， not a general ind 3。5 starsI've been meaning to read this book for so many years。 Glad I did finally。 I found it reasonably interesting， often charming， and sometimes funny。 The very traditionally enacted and very rarely questioned gender roles were pretty tiring for me as that's a personal stress point。CN: heteronormativity， brief mentions of sexual assault and harassment that are also somewhat normalized， use of the g slur for Roma people （this last is a matter of being dated/cultural context， not a general indicator of prejudice on the part of the author to the best of my ability to tell） 。。。more

Natasha ，

This was average - an easy quick read with some fun vocabulary and descriptions。 I didn't necessarily understand/learn much about the andalucia area， which was what I was hoping to do。 This was average - an easy quick read with some fun vocabulary and descriptions。 I didn't necessarily understand/learn much about the andalucia area， which was what I was hoping to do。 。。。more

lindy shapiro ，

Easy read when wanting a light distraction

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