Chris Stewart

Primera parte de la trilogía sobre el encanto de la vida alternativa que vive Chris Stewart en la Alpujarra granadina. El primer libro autobiográfico de Chris Stewart, Entre limones, es el divertidísimo relato de un joven ingles que, con tal de no vestir traje y trabajar en una oficina, se gasto todos sus ahorros en la compra de un ruinoso cortijo en la Alpujarra granadina. Publicado en 1999 por una pequeña editorial inglesa, se convirtio en un fenomeno editorial, hasta el punto de que, junto con los dos volumenes siguientes -El loro en el limonero y Los almendros en flor-, han deleitado a mas de dos millones de lectores. Entre limones es un caso singular: un libro divertido, rebosante de observaciones agudas y reveladoras, que mezcla la mirada curiosa del viajero con cierta vision idealista de las cosas y una fuerza de voluntad inasequible al desaliento. Chris desgrana las numerosas vivencias que le depara su existencia diaria desde que, tras su llegada a la Alpujarra, inicia la aventura que cambiara su vida, rodeado de una sorprendente galeria de lugareños, pastores, expatriados y viajeros New Age. Sin embargo, quiza el verdadero protagonista de esta historia sea el decrepito cortijo El Valero, encaramado en una colina, rodeado de olivos, almendros y limoneros, situado en el margen malo de un rio, sin carretera de acceso, sin agua ni electricidad... ¿Acaso puede ofrecer la vida algo mejor?La critica ha dicho...Un canto humoristico a la trascendencia de las cosas pequeñas [...] un libro divertido que encanta desde la primera pagina.Sergio Vila-Sanjuan, La Vanguardia Stewart tiene un talento especial para captar los dialogos, una curiosidad insaciable, un optimismo contagioso y un placido sentido del humor.Moncho Alpuente, Babelia Una experienciasingular que nos atrapa desde los primeros compases de lectura y nos transmite un universo de paz.Diari de Terrassa Impregnado de sutil humor ingles con el que describe en primera persona el desembarco de un ingles cosmopolita en la España rural.Miguel Artaza, El Correo

Las vidas de Chris, Ana y su hija Chloë continúan en el cortijo. Un loro misántropo se colará en la familia, la chica lleva adelante su vida escolar en el pueblo, montan el teléfono, los vecinos sigu

Entre limones es una de esas cosas raras y maravillosas: un libro divertido e intuitivo que encanta desde la primera página a la última…y es que alguien que, sin tener ni idea y sin pensárselo dos ve

Its two decades since Chris Stewart moved to his farm on the wrong side of a river in the mountains of southern Spain and his daughter Chloe is preparing to fly the nest for university. In this latest, typically hilarious dispatch from El Valero, we find Chris, now something of a local literary celebrity, using that fame to help out his old sheep-shearing partner; cooking a TV lunch for visiting British chef, Rick Stein; and discovering the pitfalls of Spanish public speaking. Yet its at El Valero, his beloved sheep farm, that Chris is most in his element as he, his wife Ana and their assorted dogs, cats and sheep weather a near calamitous flood and emerge as newly certified organic farmers. His cash crop? The lemons and oranges he once so blithely drove over, of course.

"'A charming and lyrical read, awash with the joy of discovery...' Rory Maclean, Guardian 'It is easy to enthuse about the simple pleasures of life, but hard to write about them well. Stewart's gift is to do so with the carefree manner of someone you've just met in a bar, and who is buying the drinks' Hugh Thomson, Independent 'Witty, self-deprecating and charming, Stewart makes wonderful company even if you do get soaked in the process.' Kathleen Wyatt, The Times 'His enthusiasm and sheer good nature are infectious. Like Bill Bryson, he's a hard man to dislike.' Mail on Sunday 'Laugh yourself silly! Wonderful!' Books Quarterly It's a book with a big heart and a great belly laugh' The Times"

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Chris, eternal optimist and itinerant sheep shearer, moves with his wife Ana to a mountain farm in Las Alpujarras, an oddball region in the south of Spain. Misadventures gleefully unfold as Chris discovers that the owner has no intention of leaving and meets their neighbours, an engaging mix of peasant farmers and shepherds, New Age travellers and ex-pats. Their daughter Chloe is born, linking them irrevocably to their new life. The hero of the piece, however, is the farm itself - a patch of mountain studded with olive, almond and lemon groves, sited on the wrong side of a river, with no access road, water supply or electricity. Could life offer much better than that?

Chris, Ana y su hija continúan en El Valero. Un loro se cuela en casa, los vecinos siguen con sus historias de amor, y descubren que su amado valle está bajo la amenaza de ser sumergido por la construccion de una presa. Tras el exito del libro de Chris, Entre limones, la prensa hace el sendero del aislado cortijo y el hace recuento de los dias en que iba a esquilar ovejas, su toma de contacto con España para tocar la guitarra flamenca, o su carrera como bateria de un grupo llamado Genesis.

Audio tie-in to Stewart's surprise bestseller, recounting the harsh realities of life in rural Andalucia. Double cassette pack. Running time: 3 hours. Read by the author.

Chris Stewart''s "Driving Over Lemons" told the story of his move to a remote mountain farm in Las Alpujarras - an oddball region of Spain, south of Granada. Funny, insightful and real, the book became an international bestseller. "A Parrot in a Pepper Tree", the sequel to "Lemons", follows the lives of Chris, Ana and their daughter, Chloe, as they get to grips with a misanthropic parrot who joins their home, Spanish school life, neighbours in love, their amazement at Chris appearing on the bestseller lists . . and their shock at discovering that their beloved valley is once more under threat of a dam. "A Parrot in the Pepper Tree" also looks back on Chris Stewart''s former life - the hard times shearing in midwinter Sweden (and driving across the frozen sea to reach island farms); his first taste of Spain, learning flamenco guitar as a 20-year old; and his illustrious music career, drumming for his schl band Genesis (sacked at 17, he never quite became Phil Collins), and then for a circus. Chris Stewart prepared for life on a mountain farm in Spain with jobs of doubtful relevance. After leaving Genesis (he drummed on the first album), he joined a circus, learnt how to shear sheep, crewed a yacht in Greece, went to China for the Rough Guides, gained a pilot''s license in Los Angeles, and completed a course in French cking. Despite the extraordinary success of his first two books, Chris, Ana and their daughter Chloe continue to live on their farm, with their numerous dogs, cats, chickens, sheep and one misanthropic parrot.

Entre limones es una de esas cosas raras y maravillosas: un libro divertido e intuitivo que encanta desde la primera página a la última…y es que alguien que, sin tener ni idea y sin pensárselo dos ve