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`The adventure continues as Anna tackles phantom sheep, midnight snail hunts, ghosts, floods and rich neurotic clients in Mayfair and Manhattan.'
--Xpat magazine, July 08
`The great pleasure of reading her account... is her use of language... picturesque and humorous... illuminating... life in Mallorca.'
--The Anglo-Spanish Society Newsletter, Spring 2009
--Xpat magazine, July 08
`The great pleasure of reading her account... is her use of language... picturesque and humorous... illuminating... life in Mallorca.'
--The Anglo-Spanish Society Newsletter, Spring 2009
Nicholas Parsons, actor, broadcaster & chairman, BBC's Just a minute
`Anna Nicholas has a tremendous gift for descriptive writing.'
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read Anna Nicholas's last book and made a total fool of myself by laughing out loud in public, so i had high hopes for this one too. I'm delighted to say I wasn't disappointed. I've stayed in the little corner of paradise where the book is set, and it was totally bizarre because everywhere you go there are copies of the book for sale - i think she's become a local celebrity. If you are looking for a good laugh with some truly poignant moments thrown in - then this is the book for you.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was so delighted, one evening whilst browsing on Amazon, to happen acrosss this new instalment of Anna's life both in the Soller valley and way beyond it, including, this time, Manhattan. First and foremost it's a wonderful, and very pacy read - full of quirky, sometimes crazy, stories, but also with more tender moments. I was struck in particular by her perilous encounter with the "problem feline" Zack the Cat during her cattery training session deep in rural England; and by her vivid, breathtaking reportage of the New York Marathon, which she tackled and completed, in blazing heat, despite coping with a significant leg injury - and she even manages to find an attic humour in that story too!
Yet, these are not just delightful individual stories: they are subtly sewn together to paint a thoroughly convincing picture of a woman clearly at a crossroads in her life, increasingly being seduced by the simplicity, the pared down beauty, and the sheer charm and eccentricity of the Mallorcean way of life.
But, and it's an important but, the author never tries to paint her rural Mallorca as a utopia...She in-fact gives an even fuller, more direct account, of the ups and downs of Soller Valley, than in her previous book, "A Lizard in my luggage". It is made very clear that this is one place where death and life intermingle, and on a small island the losses and the tragedie are in-fact felt or the more keenly.
All in all, I so enjoyed this book: for its sheer energy, its great sense of fun, its powerful contrasts, and its gentle determination not to shirk in any way life's sadnesses and losses as well as life's joys.
Yet, these are not just delightful individual stories: they are subtly sewn together to paint a thoroughly convincing picture of a woman clearly at a crossroads in her life, increasingly being seduced by the simplicity, the pared down beauty, and the sheer charm and eccentricity of the Mallorcean way of life.
But, and it's an important but, the author never tries to paint her rural Mallorca as a utopia...She in-fact gives an even fuller, more direct account, of the ups and downs of Soller Valley, than in her previous book, "A Lizard in my luggage". It is made very clear that this is one place where death and life intermingle, and on a small island the losses and the tragedie are in-fact felt or the more keenly.
All in all, I so enjoyed this book: for its sheer energy, its great sense of fun, its powerful contrasts, and its gentle determination not to shirk in any way life's sadnesses and losses as well as life's joys.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
When I first picked up, Cat on a Hot Tiled Roof, I was amused by the title more than anything else, and turned it over and read the premiss, and promptly bought it. I like travel writing a lot, but most of this genre these days, is almost always about, chucking it all in and buying a ruin and all the ups and downs of doing it up, and crazy/funny situations and enormous frustrations. But, it's all worth it in the end.
This book is certainly not that! While it does share some aspects, it is something original and magical.
This book is so refreshing in that, while, it does chart the experiences, of living and fitting into a small, Spanish, community,( and very funnily so) it also balances it with, the real world, working, maintaining connections with one's previous life, all sorts of major life decisions, as well as, talking frogs, mysterious disappearing sheep, handsome postmen, crazy Americans, and Londoners, along side some genuine and hilarious characters, whom I won't say anything about, just to get you go buy your own copy! The people she meets and becomes friends with seem real, not exaggerated, and the people she works in London with,(and for) well, as I said-read the book.
Her writing is first rate, witty, and engaging.She makes you really like her, and her sense of humour, is laugh out, while, very tongue in cheek at other times, a nice balance. There are poignant stories too, and it tugs at your heart.
Anna's descriptions of Soller, and of the island of mallorca, are beautiful written, so, much, so you can almost smell the oleander and jasmin ,and feel the grandure of the shadowy Tramuntana Mountains. She also, tells you about the traditional food and festivals in such a way, you want to join in and try just about everything. The Pa amb oli, and the tomatiga de ramellet, had me drooling.
The minute I finished, Cat on a Hot Tiled Roof, I went out to buy her first book, A Lizard in my Luggage, to see how it all began.Unfortunately my one and only bookstore, didn't have in...but they did have her third book, Goats from a Small island. So, I bought it. And it was even better!
I am now in possession of the first book (thank you Amazon), and I can honestly say, even if you read them out of order, they are fantastic.
So, good in fact, my husband and I are going to Mallorca. I have been reading parts of her books out loud, so much to him, laughing, giggling, sighing, dropping hints, talking about the food,the countryside, the sea, he succumbed, and is now as enthusiastic about her books and the Island of Mallorca, as I have become.
Simply,read them , you'll love them.
This book is certainly not that! While it does share some aspects, it is something original and magical.
This book is so refreshing in that, while, it does chart the experiences, of living and fitting into a small, Spanish, community,( and very funnily so) it also balances it with, the real world, working, maintaining connections with one's previous life, all sorts of major life decisions, as well as, talking frogs, mysterious disappearing sheep, handsome postmen, crazy Americans, and Londoners, along side some genuine and hilarious characters, whom I won't say anything about, just to get you go buy your own copy! The people she meets and becomes friends with seem real, not exaggerated, and the people she works in London with,(and for) well, as I said-read the book.
Her writing is first rate, witty, and engaging.She makes you really like her, and her sense of humour, is laugh out, while, very tongue in cheek at other times, a nice balance. There are poignant stories too, and it tugs at your heart.
Anna's descriptions of Soller, and of the island of mallorca, are beautiful written, so, much, so you can almost smell the oleander and jasmin ,and feel the grandure of the shadowy Tramuntana Mountains. She also, tells you about the traditional food and festivals in such a way, you want to join in and try just about everything. The Pa amb oli, and the tomatiga de ramellet, had me drooling.
The minute I finished, Cat on a Hot Tiled Roof, I went out to buy her first book, A Lizard in my Luggage, to see how it all began.Unfortunately my one and only bookstore, didn't have in...but they did have her third book, Goats from a Small island. So, I bought it. And it was even better!
I am now in possession of the first book (thank you Amazon), and I can honestly say, even if you read them out of order, they are fantastic.
So, good in fact, my husband and I are going to Mallorca. I have been reading parts of her books out loud, so much to him, laughing, giggling, sighing, dropping hints, talking about the food,the countryside, the sea, he succumbed, and is now as enthusiastic about her books and the Island of Mallorca, as I have become.
Simply,read them , you'll love them.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Nothing like a good pun for a title
I do enjoy this series of books. They are well constructed and well written.
As I wrote in a review of another of Anna Nicholas' books "how she manages to keep her sanity and... Read more
As I wrote in a review of another of Anna Nicholas' books "how she manages to keep her sanity and... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Woodland Worker
Very enjoyable and easy to read book.
It took a little while to get into this book as felt it seemed like a regular column in a newspaper rather than a novel. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Migber
Easy going Read, with a great insite to the real Mallorca
I am a long term resident living and WORKING on Mallorca, as it is not all sun sea and sangria for everyone. Read more
Published on 25 Aug 2009 by wales
A must-have.
A delightful book to read and essential for anyone considering a stay in Mallorca, because this gives a real flavour of the Mallorcan countryside & lifestyle, particularly in the... Read more
Published on 27 April 2009 by Mr. P. R. Daw
amusing follow up
Had feelings of "deja vu" when I started to read this as I had not realized it was a follow on from "A LIZARD IN MY LUGGAGE"
I recommend reading "Lizard" 1st to gain... Read more
I recommend reading "Lizard" 1st to gain... Read more
Published on 16 Mar 2009 by Mrs. R. E. Spencer
Cat on a Hot Tiled Roof
I have recently restored an old finca in Spain where I now live. I am always on the lookout for books on this subject and one day A Lizard in My Luggage popped up on Amazon, as... Read more
Published on 23 Nov 2008 by Mr. W. Barnes
The point of view of a local
I bought this book at Calabruix, my hometown bookshop in Sóller, now Anna Nicholas hometown. Years ago I had read "My Family and Other Animals" by Gerald Durrell, and had... Read more
Published on 21 Aug 2008 by Ignacio Recalde Canals
Perlas Majorica
I know Mallorca fairly well, so I can relate easily to Anna Nicholas's graphic descriptions of the island's landscape, people and customs. Read more
Published on 18 Aug 2008 by P. Kerr
Vivid views of majorca life
I really enjoyed this sequel to Lizard in my Luggage, Anna Nicholas's first book about her juggling of life between mayfair & majorca. Read more
Published on 14 Aug 2008 by Alison Wheatley
Hot cat - lyrical Nicholas
Just couldn't wait for Nicholas' hilarious second book telling tales of her beloved Mallorca, Scotsman, son and let's not forget the cat with the wonky tale. Read more
Published on 14 Aug 2008 by Henry A. Togna
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