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Donkeys On My Doorstep

Hoofing it in the Mallorcan Hills

Author: Anna Nicholas

Price: £8.99

Dimensions: 129 x 198 mm

Number of pages: 320

ISBN: 9781849530385

Publication Date: 4th May 2010

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Synopsis

The dream is near completion. Anna is loosening the reins on her London PR company to spend more time in Mallorca with her family, cattery, chickens and goats, and insists their menagerie will only be complete with not one donkey, but two. She attempts almond harvesting in the countryside amid summertime ant and wasp infestations in the finca, and attends a traditional wedding and the spectacular Sant Juan horse festival in Menorca. Meanwhile, she befriends an elderly poet whose love letters to his fiancé during the Spanish Civil War waft into her field, unveiling a poignant story of bravery and sacrifice.

Brimming with humorous and loveable characters, Donkeys on my Doorstep is a charming take on the simple and rewarding life of rural Mallorca.

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Telegraph.co.uk, 9th June 2010

‘filled with humorous anecdotes... the Majorcan countryside is described in attentive, often lyrical detail... Nicholas’ frenetic days spent in London, organising an increasingly bizarre series of PR events... elevate the...

Real Travel magazine, August 2010

‘Chapters open with descriptive writing about the place she’s in, but the beating heart of the book is made up of her relationships with the people and animals... endearing, funny...

Live Your Life e-zine, June 2010

‘Anna once again manages to make me want to give up my life in London and set up shop on a Spanish island... it’s charming and thoughtfully written, so go...

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