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As a five year-old child, William Graves is taken in 1944 from England to the magical mountain village of Deya in Majorca, where his father, the poet Robert Graves, had returned with his new family to the place where he had lived before the war with Laura Riding. Young William grows up in the shadow of this great writer in the Englishness of the Graves household, while experiencing the ways of life of the Majorcans, which had hardly changed for hundreds of years, and participating in the day-to-day activities of the village. He conveys deftly and with great feeling the texture of life in Majorca - the food, the pattern of the seasons, the camaraderie and rivalries within the village, and the growing sense, from the sixties onwards, that his fragile paradise was under threat. Wonderfully observant and full of feeling for the locality, this book is also fascinating portrait of Robert Graves himself, his 'Muses' and his entourage, and a revealing study of how the son of a famous father finds his own identity.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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This is not an idyllic portrayal of life in Deia as the son of literary master writer, Robert Graves. It is a warts and all account of the wonders of growing up in Deia, Mallorca, at a fascinating time in its history-one of turbulence and yet innocence through the 40s-70s. Somewhat bravely, some might say unwisely, William Graves is totally honest in his feelings and thoughts on many expat writers and artists who arrived in Deia by the shoal load in the heady flower power era. Many of them still remain-some a little older and wiser-and I imagine view some of his comments with a certain froideur, especially when he exposes the names of certain individuals still living there today!I liked the book and felt it was honest and from the heart. He has a nice straight forward, robust style and yet can be very lyrical and endearingly at times, full of self criticism. It is one of the most interesting and important works on Mallorca's past as well as the psyche of the maverick, Robert Graves. William and his siblings deserve an award for having survived early life with so mighty and trying a presence in their midst.
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This is a beautifully written account of an exceptional childhood set in the period after WW2 in Deya, Mallorca. A very interesting perspective of a child born into the family of Robert Graves, the war poet, who absorbed both cultures as well as trying to make sense of a complex family grouping. William Graves is a talented writer, who invites you into his Deya paradise from page 1. Has similarities to My Family and other animals in that you can visualise the simple beauty of a place through a child's eyes and the what actually is important to a child, despite what adults think.
Excellent, creative writing. The emotional side of being a son to a complex creative individual who was actually highly controlling and selfish, but understandably so given his history and his Art.
Fantastic to read on many levels, including that of post war Spanish history.
Excellent, creative writing. The emotional side of being a son to a complex creative individual who was actually highly controlling and selfish, but understandably so given his history and his Art.
Fantastic to read on many levels, including that of post war Spanish history.
13 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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William talks beautifully about his child hood and it makes you want to be there in the cool waters im mallorca. I recommend reading the book to share the experience of such a good life Mr Graves lived. I also recommend visiting Dae if you ever go to Mallorca,
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