Beginning a New Life in Spain.
In the insightful and comical spirit of Bill Bryson and Peter Mayle, Derek Lambert discovers the charms and idiosyncrasies of Spain as he experiences the rewards and frustrations of beginning a new life there. After a long career as a globe-trotting journalist, writer Derek Lambert decides to settle with his family in the Spanish countryside. As he sets about restoring his house and learning to live the life of a Spanish villager, Lambert uncovers the "real" Spain - a nation of passionate, eccentric, often contradictory but always enchanting people.