Travel Writing
Manana Manana
One Mallorcan Summer
Author: Peter Kerr
Price: £8.99
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
Number of pages: 320
ISBN: 1840241632
Publication Date: 3rd July 2001
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Having battled and succumbed to the mañana pace of rural Mallorca, spring sees Peter Kerr and family relaxing into a supposedly simpler way of life, growing oranges on their little valley farm, Ca's Mayoral.
However, even after the trials, tribulations and triumphs of their initiation, Spain has not yet finished with them. Embarrassing subtleties of the language, brushes with the local police, the unfortunate outcome of a drinking session . . . surprises are aplenty to test the resolve, stamina and, perhaps more importantly, the sense of humour of this venturesome (some would say foolhardy) émigré family.
Their eccentric and colourful new friends are always on hand to help out - for better or worse - and add spice to this engaging account of tranquilo life from the author of Snowball Oranges. All the charm of Mallorca: where you seldom do today what can be more judiciously put off till mañana!
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Ever dreamt of a new life in the sun? This is the story of one couple who tried it... with hilariously unexpected results... a warm-hearted mixture of disaster and hilarity.
A wealth of funny stories about a large circle of local eccentrics.
From the author of Snowball Oranges comes the next light-hearted installment of the trials of ex-pat family life in rural Mallorca... Peter Kerr`s relaxed prose paints a colourful portrait of...
More humorous tales of his family`s life on a quiet Mallorcan farm.
From the author of the best-selling Snowball Oranges comes a colourful story about a simple family life in Majorca.
Hilarious.
The book to read this summer.
If you enjoyed Peter Kerr`s engaging account of the charms of Mallorca in Snowball Oranges, then you will want to read Manana, Manana which continues the adventures of their eccentric...
A jolly good read.
A light-hearted look at farming life in Majorca through the eyes of Scottish author Peter Kerr.
The poor map-reading skills of his wife, Ellie, led Peter Kerr and his family on a Spanish adventure that provided him with enough material to fill two crackling books.
Kerr has an ability, reminiscent of D.H.Lawrence, to capture the overwhelming oppressive feel of physical fatigue on a hot day.
“Scotland’s top travel writer”
An easy to read, light-hearted look at Mallorcan life and culture, away from the hustle and bustle of the tourist area.
The Bookworm (Bookworld Espana), Summer 2007
"There have been numerous tales of naïve Brits venturing abroad but few went with the skills to tackle the task"
Filled with amusing encounters and all the expected trials and tribulations of living in a foreign culture.
Contains good insights into the challenges of living as a new arrival in a small community and also coming to terms with a new way of making one`s living. ...a...
People are already making comparisons between A Year in Provence and Manana, Manana. But, at the risk of committing travel writing heresy, some readers may like Manana better. It is...
All the charm of Mallorca: where you seldom do today what can be more judiciously put off till manana!
A light-hearted look at farming life in Majorca through the eyes and experience of Scottish author Peter Kerr.
The follow-up to his incredibly popular debut novel Snowball Oranges.
In a class of its own.
Kerr's writing evokes a spirit of place that will appeal to both armchair travelers and vacationers.
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