From the back cover: Spanish Lessons is Derek Lambert's brilliant and humorous evocation of the culture and lifestyle of Spain and its people, in which he experiences the rewards and frustrations of being a stranger in a strange land. After a long career as a globe-trotting journalist, writer Derek Lambert decides to settle with his wife and young son among the citrus groves of the Spanish countryside. A mouldering white casita near a quaint village on Spain's Mediterranean Costa Blanca becomes his new home. As he sets about restoring his house and learning to live the life of a Spanish villager, Lambert introduces us to a Spain far removed from the matadors, tapas bars and sangria swillers. In the shrewd, comical spirit of Peter Mayle and Bill Bryson, he uncovers the 'real' Spain - a nation of passionate, eccentric, often contradictory but always enchanting people. Spanish Lessons presents a delightful, often hilarious, portrait of off-the-tourist-track Spain.

I have read quite a few of this type of books and this one was pretty similar to the others I have read. It did keep me well entertained and it was lovely to escape the cold, rain and darkness of Finland and travel to sunny Spain even if only in the form of a book.

This wishlist book is on its way to the next reader. Happy reading!

Looks like a nice escape from Finnish late autumn :)

Nice book, although not the best in this genre. But entertaining, and not over-the-top, like some books like this are.

Sending to Piiku next!

The book is here, thank you Chania! Would be a perfect read for the long dark autumn days, but I will probably save it for my next trip to Spain.

Perfect read for a holiday in Costa Blanca. The currency has been changed since Derek Lambert wrote this book, but the rest seems so familiar :)

I will leave the book on our shelf for a while, so the others can enjoy it too.

I found another copy on the street (!), so this one will look for new adventures.

On a bench in front of ”To the Victims of Terrorism” statue.