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Like so many other Scottish farmers, Peter Kerr and his partner Ellie had passed many a bleak winter's evening "indulging in dreams of someday swapping the rigours of growing crops and raising cattle in the harsh Scottish climate" for the more idyllic option of a small farm in Spain. On the day their dream came true, when they finally moved into their Mallorcan farmhouse, 1500 miles southwards of Scotland, it snowed. But they were lucky to be there at all: Peter and Ellie discovered their new home after taking a wrong turning while on a summer holiday, instantly falling for its "white walls, faded wooden shutters and terracotta tiled roof" which "peeped sleepily over the deep green domes of orange trees, while the mountains looked benignly on". With prose as elegant as this, Snowball Oranges is one travel book that needs no illustrations. In fact it reads more like a novel, brimming with charming characters and good humour. "My drenched trousers clung uncomfortably to my legs," the author tells us following a mishap with a hose, "dredging up sorry memories of a once-familiar sensation that I hadn't experienced since my early days at infant school." By the time you reach the last page, you feel as though you are in the Mediterranean with them, and you don't want to go home.--Daren King
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'Peter Kerr writes with a combination of nice observation and gentle humour' --The Sunday Times
'had me laughing out loud on my way to work' --Family Circle
'had me laughing out loud on my way to work' --Family Circle
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a really warm book (no pun intended) and a departure from my normal reading menu (mostly sf/cult) so I was pleasantly surprised. I read it whilst on holiday in Spain and I couldn't have felt closer to the wonderfully human 'Señor' Peter, Ellie and all of the other characters that drop in on the way. Peter Kerr has done a fine job to mix dreamy descriptions of the *real* Mallorcan sensations alongside hilarious accounts of some of the incidents that befel him and his family.... I wont give anything away, but I found it difficult to put this down and read it in about three sittings. Suffice to say that you get a real feel - warts and all - for rural life on a mediterranean island, brought to life between your ears by the flowing prose.
Read it and see Mallorca in a new light. You never know, you may well end up feeling a little *tranquilo* yourself. My only criticism would be that I'd like to continue the journey and find out how things worked-out beyond the first winter. Lets hope there will be a follow-up - excellent stuff.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Peter Kerr has a countryman's way with a story and a delightful eye for detail. Having been an ex-pat myself in Scotland, I know just how outlandish the natives can seem sometimes and the preposterous situations that really can occur. Unlike Peter Mayle's stories of Provence, the characters are described with warmth rather than condescension, and while Kerr's stories lack the lyrical poetry of Frances Mayes' tales of Tuscany, they have the cadence of fireside yarns, gentle, familiar and amusing.
A pleasant read.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Having recently read lots of "uprooting and starting afresh in sunnier parts of the world" books, I was interested to see how this compared to "Driving over lemons" (another fun read) and Im pleased to say that I was not disappointed. Peter Kerr transported me to sunny Spain and enthralled me with his impressions of a new country, its people and its customs. Every experience was described so vividly, I felt like I was there too, basking in the sunshine, meeting the locals and enjoying the exotic food. I chuckled throughout and laughed out loud on many occasions (on the tube on the way home - much to my embarressment) and was disappointed that it ended so soon. I have to say, it was unputdownable. I really loved this book and am anxiously waiting for a sequel. Thank you Peter for a great read! Keep em coming!
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Ideal travel book
Ive just come back from a holiday in Majorca and I had saved this book to read whilst away. Im so glad I did, its a fabulous book about living in Spain and all the problems that... Read more
Published 1 day ago by jill123
Can't Speak Spanish?
I really enjoyed driving over lemons and thought this could be similar. The trouble is you just don't believe the characters quite as much in this, and for a couple who don't... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. D. A. Thornton
A pleasant read
I enjoyed reading about the experiences of the author and his family in Mallorca. I also found the writing to be quite beautiful. Now I would like the read the rest in the series.
Published 2 months ago by Kew
Enjoyable despite the flowery language
I enjoyed this book, but towards the end struggled to finish it with all the flowery detail given to everything. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ms. K. Cowburn
Pleasant, but not overly exciting
I enjoy reading travel books when the British weather is cold and miserable and `Snowball Oranges' seemed like the perfect read for transporting me to the Med. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Nicola F (Nic)
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Dissapointed in this book considering the reviews posted for it. Not sure if it is supposed to be a travel book or farce. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Toby
very enjoyable
I really did like this one....I know Majorca quite well and have often wondered what it would be like to live there...well now I know!! funny and well written..I recommend it!
Published 8 months ago by Mrs. S. Brown
A Great Read, for a Low Low Price
I downloaded this book because I am trying to learn Spanish, and found a really charming book which I found difficult to put down. Read more
Published 9 months ago by M. B. Leicester
The male Annie hawes!
Annie Hawes draws her characters so well that i thought I wouldn't find another writer like her, until now! Witty, funny, well written... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Liverpool Poet
"Fantastic"
I brought this book because being a fan of watching TV programmes about buying property abroad, and moving abroad, I wanted to see what happens when the papers are signed,and the... Read more
Published on 23 Sep 2007 by Jules Jenkins
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