When Chris Stewart decides to move to Las Alpujarras, an odball region in south Granada, Andalucía, he is optimistic. His farm, El Valero, is on a patch of mountain studded with olive, almond and lemons groves, sited on the wrong side of the river, with no access road, water supply or electricity. And yet, he forges a friendship of a lifetime with his resourceful peasant neighbour Domingo, watches his baby daughter grow up happily there, and written this book.  

This book just reminded me of Andalucía... not the fake Andalucía that you get in places like Marbella or the Costa del Sol, but the real, countrysidy, hot, unique Andalucía. I really enjoyed reading this, but it might have been because it reminded me of aspects of my childhood. It´s a great insight of what Andalucía is REALLY like.