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A Foreign Affair: Two Innocents Abroad in Spain (Paperback)

by Shaun Briley (Author)
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  • Paperback: 266 pages
  • Publisher: Ebury Press (3 Jul 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 009189042X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0091890421
  • Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 791,615 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Worn down by yet another dreary English winter and with an emotional disinclination for hard - or indeed any - work, Shaun Briley decides that life in Spain has to be a better bet. So he and his girlfriend Helen set off with their meagre savings (well, hers) and buy an isolated farmhouse in the mountains of Murcia. Two innocents abroad, they don't realise their farmhouse has neither electricity, water or indeed a lavatory. What follows is an extremely funny tale of how not to settle in a foreign land, involving rat racing, runaway horses and infatuated cross-eyed neighbours.


About the Author

Shaun Briley is the son of renowned Academy Award winner John Briley (Ghandi). He is currently writing a screenplay.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Times change for a farm and for a dream, 19 Aug 2003
By A Customer
This book is well written and can be enjoyed at more than one level. It can be seen as an escapist down sizing experiment -what would it really like to do without almost all modern appliances and just live on what can be grown in the garden?
It can be viewed as a couple in their 20's developing and changing their relationship.
It can also almost be seen as a case study of the change from traditional subsistence level farming in impoverished southern Spain to modern living with the arrival of electricity to the previously 'primitive' farms and people.
It is different from most books of this genre in that the central characters are not DIY wizards and do not have a relationship which surmounts unrealistically every minor and major difficulty.
The author is now a journalist and his skill with words provides and entertaining and enjoyable.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Memorable Foriegn Affair, 27 Sep 2003
By A Customer
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. I read it during a very stressful time when I needed some escapism and it was the perfect choice. Even though I could not read continually due to family obligations, I finished this book in one day. I didn't want to put it down and couldn't wait to get back to it when I had to. The characters seemed very real and I felt as if I were living the adventures of escaping to the Spanish counrtyside vicariously through them. The desriptive elements were so vivid that I was left with strong mental images. I also enjoyed the subtle humor that the author used so skillfully throughout the book. I look forward to reading more of Shaun Biley's work.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Humorous account of moving abroad, 4 Jul 2003
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What happens when you fall in love and try to run away from the tribulations of reality? Through wonderfully narrated and artfully linked anecdotes, Briley captures the romance and the pitfalls (moslty pitfalls) of moving abroad. Once I began reading this book, I could not put it down. As an author, Briley’s tongue-in-cheek humor makes you want to read on to find out what could possibly befall him next. I found myself chuckling out loud and thinking twice about moving abroad. In all, “A Foreign Affair” is a great book with a tender ending.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Stick to the day job.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Another Curate's Egg
I tried really hard with this book, especially as I have lived more remotely than Shaun and Helen did (including carrying 50 litre water barrels on my back up a mountain.. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars A good entertaining read
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2.0 out of 5 stars Doesnt get off the ground
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A very funny read. I laughed out loud many times. Even if you are not planning to buy in Spain it is well worth a read for the humour alone.
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