Chickens Mules and Two Old Fools

First I have to thank Victoria for being the guest blogger on the site last week. This is the first time that we have tried this, and I think we will do it again throughout the year, but not that often! I get a lot of people saying that they would love to write an article, but they hardly ever do, so to get a full week, in advance from Victoria was extremely welcome.

Now having sampled her writing, and got an insight into her life here in Spain, why not give her a book a try, at the amazing price of £6.99 it is a good read, and remember that Amazon have just announced FREE delivery in the UK on all purchases!!

We’re pleased to announce that we have removed our FREE Super Saver Delivery Threshold – the amount customers need to spend with Amazon.co.uk to qualify for free delivery – for the festive season. This means that each and every Amazon.co.uk product you advertise to your users this Christmas qualifies for free delivery.

FREE Super Saver Delivery will be available on all products until January 1st 2010. To be clear, FREE Super Saver Delivery excludes third party sellers where the product is not dispatched by Amazon.

Shipping to Spain is pretty reasonable.

Now about the book ……. In Victorias own words:

Perhaps if Joe and Vicky had known what relocating to a tiny village tucked in the Alpujarra mountains would really be like, they might have hesitated…

They have no idea of the culture shock in store. No idea they will become reluctant chicken farmers and own the most dangerous cockerel in Spain. No idea they will be befriended by an 85 year old spliff-smoking sex-kitten or rescued by a mule.

Life is never dull as they embark on their Five Year Plan.

At the end of five years they must decide. Will they stay or return to the relative sanity of England?

Vicky and Joe’s story is packed with irreverent humour, animals, eccentric characters and sunshine.

A truly hilarious page-turner.

Testimonials

HarperCollins wrote:
‘laugh-out-loud funny…especially the Spanish women heckling over eggs from “The English”…hilarious…engaging…the interspersion of recipes is charming’

Lucy Fox, author of The Keeper of the Enchanted Pool wrote:
‘Oh, I love it! It’s one of the funniest things I have read in a long while. It reminds me a lot of one of Billy Hopkins’ books.

Your recollections of everything that happens on your venture into a new life are brilliant and extremely well told. The people you met were real characters, especially Dick and Dale.

And the trotter, how could you have done that to your poor husband! Evil, but hilariously priceless.’

Danny Gillan, author of ‘Will You Love Me Tomorrow’ wrote:
‘I love the relaxed writing style and easy humour of this. Great stuff!’

Robin Bayley, author of ‘The Mango Orchard’ wrote:
‘Victoria Twead is a natural storyteller with a knack for charm and wit.’

Aleck Loker author of 18 books including ‘Ancient Explorers of America’ wrote:
‘This is wonderful. I have tears in my eyes…the humor, the warmth, the joy…I love this book…the two of you sitting on the sofa in that dusty street listening to Spanish tunes on the crackly radio. What a sight you must have been…’