Sort Of Books/Penguin.Sort Of Books/Penguin Box 18678, London NW3 2FL, UK L6.99 Each www.penguin.com Three wonderful new armchair readers are highly recommended picks. Chris Stewart's DRIVING OVER LEMONS: AN OPTIMIST IN ANDALUCIA (0953522709) presents the author, an 'eternal optimist' who provides a funny running account of misadventures in Spain. From his running of a peasant farm there to his encounters with New Age travelers and ex-pats, farming blends with cultural observation in an enchanting en·chant·ing adj. Having the power to enchant; charming: enchanting music. en·chant  ing·ly adv. blend of memoir memoirHistory or record composed from personal observation and experience. Closely related to autobiography, a memoir differs chiefly in the degree of emphasis on external events. , travelogue and farming encounters. His A PARROT IN THE PEPPER TREE pepper tree: see sumac. (095352275X) provides a sequel, continuing the story of his farm life as they clash with a misanthropic mis·an·throp·ic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope. 2. Characterized by a hatred or mistrustful scorn for humankind. parrot who immerses himself in their life--and faces a threat to their valley from a proposed dam project. Cultural insights blend with autobiography. Kathleen Jamie's FINDINGS (0954221745) observes Scotland and provides themes of natural history, the outdoors, and travels through the region. It may be hard to neatly categorize cat·e·go·rize tr.v. cat·e·go·rized, cat·e·go·riz·ing, cat·e·go·riz·es To put into a category or categories; classify. cat her journeys--but they make for a compelling armchair read and bring modern Scotland alive for readers. |
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