Travel Writing
Synopsis
The Kerr family say goodbye to their orange farm in Mallorca, and put it up for sale after three years of hard work. The Mallorcan experience comes to an end with a farewell fiesta for neighbours and friends, full of comic shenanigans but tinged with sadness. But now begins the return-to-Scotland adventure, and what a cultural shock is in store. Welcomed back by family, the Kerrs make plans to start a deer farm on a remote hillside, the beginning of a period of challenges and change, of buying and restoring houses in the lovely Scottish countryside. Meanwhile, Peter explores Scotland with fresh eyes, visiting such places as the ‘Biarritz of the North’ where Robert Louis Stevenson used to holiday, and giving us an insider’s view of the world-famous Edinburgh Military Tattoo. There’s never a dull moment in the Kerr household.
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'I was seduced by Peter Kerr. Not the man himself, of course, but his delightful books recounting life as a fruit farmer in rural Mallorca, having moved his family from...
It's all light-hearted stuff, and Peter pokes gentle fun not only at the locals but also himself. Typical episodes include the farm chimney being swept away by a neighbour using...
full of comic shenanigans but tinged with sadness.
From Paella to Porridge describes the realisation that a small orange grove won't support Kerr and his wife and sons. This brings the story, in a way, full circle by...
A brilliantly observed account of a Scottish family's transition from a Mallorcan finca back to Scotland. The Mallorcan episodes are a joy. Read this one ... I recommend the experience...
"Packed with more highs and lows than any of the other books in the series ... we share, once again, the amazing fortitude of all the family."
“Scotland’s top travel writer”
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"
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