A Hoopoe on the Nispero Tree: Our Andalusian Adventure Continues
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- Update Date：2025-09-23
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- Author：Sabina Ostrowska
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Reviews
Pat Ellis
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I really enjoyed ‘The Crinkle Crankle Wall’， the first memoir in this series， and， I was happy to be an ARC reader for this next book - love the title and the cover 🙂An enjoyable， often humorous， easy read。 If you enjoy reading a memoir that follows folks moving to a different country - then I doubt you’ll be disappointed 🙂
Tammy Horvath
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What if you don't have water for your hotel guests？When the author and her husband buy a fixer-upper guest house in Spain， they have so many problems that would've made me give up。 On top of that， they are trying to learn a new language。 I admire their strength even to attempt something that seems so impossible。 They care so much and will do almost anything to get a great review to get more bookings。 I would draw the line at living somewhere where I didn't have water， but they are fighters。 If y What if you don't have water for your hotel guests？When the author and her husband buy a fixer-upper guest house in Spain， they have so many problems that would've made me give up。 On top of that， they are trying to learn a new language。 I admire their strength even to attempt something that seems so impossible。 They care so much and will do almost anything to get a great review to get more bookings。 I would draw the line at living somewhere where I didn't have water， but they are fighters。 If you've ever wondered if you could open a guest house in another country， you don't want to miss reading Hoopoe on the Nispero Tree。 The author's conversations with herself and her pets will have you falling off your seat with laughter。 I received a free copy of this book。 。。。more
Lisa Overman
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Worth The WaitSuch a well told story of their adventures and challenges renovating in Andalusia。 I already want to read the next book！
Sue
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Sabina and Robert quit their jobs teaching English in the UAE and moved to the “quiet” olive groves of rural Spain。 This book is a sequel to her first book “The Crinkle Crankle Wall” where they began the renovations to their property to offer accommodation to tourists wishing to experience bucolic Spanish life。 Life is all but a piece of cake， especially when Sabina and Robert realize that they hadn’t planned as well financially as they might have。 While this might sound ominous， it is all but。H Sabina and Robert quit their jobs teaching English in the UAE and moved to the “quiet” olive groves of rural Spain。 This book is a sequel to her first book “The Crinkle Crankle Wall” where they began the renovations to their property to offer accommodation to tourists wishing to experience bucolic Spanish life。 Life is all but a piece of cake， especially when Sabina and Robert realize that they hadn’t planned as well financially as they might have。 While this might sound ominous， it is all but。Hysterical stories about workaways， Spanish lessons where they translate complicated sentences from English to Spanish and learn to conjugate one verb after the other while learning the subtleties of provincial English accents， getting enough water to provide to their paying guests， and many others are the meat of this book。 While not all is fun and games and the best-laid plans are not all that best-laid， this book is a joy to read。 The Spanish countryside comes alive in the eyes of someone who has never been to rural Spain， but only Madrid （a far cry！）。 The neighbors， both Spanish and English with a smattering of other nationalities are vivid in the imagination due to Sabrina’s wonderful descriptions。 I read the first book， but if you are in the mood to start on the second， Sabina gives the reader enough information about what lead up to the moments in this book to begin here。 I highly recommend this to anyone who loves a good laugh， a good cry， and a peek into the moving abroad story of a couple living their “dream” that is sometimes their “nightmare。” I was given an advanced copy of this book in the expectation that I would give a fair and unbiased review。 。。。more
Jacqueline Lambert
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An Intelligent， Fun Read In A Beautifully Drawn SettingThis is a delightful book， filled with humour and the realities of navigating tortuous Spanish bureaucracy， learning the hospitality trade， and adapting to the rural culture of Andalusia。 The author has packed the story with shrewd observations， outstandingly witty diatribes， and sketches that had me laughing out loud。 If you’re looking for an intelligent， fun read in a beautifully drawn setting， I heartily recommend a few days in Sabina’s c An Intelligent， Fun Read In A Beautifully Drawn SettingThis is a delightful book， filled with humour and the realities of navigating tortuous Spanish bureaucracy， learning the hospitality trade， and adapting to the rural culture of Andalusia。 The author has packed the story with shrewd observations， outstandingly witty diatribes， and sketches that had me laughing out loud。 If you’re looking for an intelligent， fun read in a beautifully drawn setting， I heartily recommend a few days in Sabina’s company！ I did not realise that this was the second book in the series。 It stands alone， but after enjoying Hoopoe so much， I went back to read The Crinkle Crankle Wall， which was written in the same unique and fun-filled style。 There is no sugar coating of the ‘dream’ lifestyle。 Both books capture the hardships – and rewards。 In the prologue， Sabine neatly explains exactly why， on an impulse， she and husband Richard chose uncertainty in an unfamiliar country over a comfortable Gulf expat life in the United Arab Emirates。 Their reason really struck a chord with me。 They wanted to escape the mundane and oh boy。 They certainly achieved that！ I can’t wait for the next installment。 I hope there’s a next installment！ I received an Advance Review Copy of this book free of charge， but am voluntarily leaving my honest review。 。。。more
Julie Haigh
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Another great book。I loved Sabina Ostrowska’s first book about a new life in Andalusia， ‘The Crinkle Crankle Wall’， and couldn’t wait to get cracking on this new addition to the series。 This is another excellent easy read。 I love her humour！ And it’s still as good in this book as in her first one。Sabina and Robert had moved from the United Arab Emirates， with little idea about the place-in fact， they'd never been before deciding to buy property here！ In this second year in Spain， money is still Another great book。I loved Sabina Ostrowska’s first book about a new life in Andalusia， ‘The Crinkle Crankle Wall’， and couldn’t wait to get cracking on this new addition to the series。 This is another excellent easy read。 I love her humour！ And it’s still as good in this book as in her first one。Sabina and Robert had moved from the United Arab Emirates， with little idea about the place-in fact， they'd never been before deciding to buy property here！ In this second year in Spain， money is still short， and a worry。 But these are such enjoyable books。 As her first book， this one looks wonderful too-I was pleased to see the same sort of photos， with special effect， at the beginnings of chapters。 As well as their doing up the house and rented accommodation-mostly the paying guests’ areas-and the humorous situations， we also have unpredictable events。 Everything concludes for now， but still questions where do they go from here-so hopefully there will be another book………and ooh yes， at the end there is a picture of another book in the series， so there is more to look forward to。 Can’t wait！ 。。。more
Anita McMillan
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A very enjoyable， honest and interesting read。
Susan
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