Lemons Chris Stewart Among
Ed Almuzara
The former Genesis drummer triumphs in the world with a book about Spain . Already more than 750,000 books Chris Stewart has sold her first English-language works include lemons. History of an optimist. The predecessor of Phil Colins has done it, and has done counting the situations they have faced living in Spain. An irresistible book that shows the friendly face of a country where what may be unlikely for a foreigner, is just another day for others. is not a travel book by an Englishman in Spain is much more than that, it is high quality literature in English, is humor and tenderness, subtle irony sustained throughout the book, an unforgettable read and above all a form of see clearly that life offers the reader many opportunities to contrast and even look at his life.
In June 1999 editorial published in the English Sort of Books under the title Driving over lemons. An optimist in Andalucía (literally something like, "treated between lemons. An optimist in Andalucía). The book is a welcome exception. Managed to stay several months at number one bestseller list in the UK. Suddenly begins to receive awards: the book of the Good Life the prestigious Newcomer of the year (an award for Best Work by a novel or surprising, given both the book and the publisher). Of the 2 editions of 1999 is passed to 15 in 2000, 3 in 2001, 4 in 2002 and 2 issues in the following years, until this year where he is serving his 32 edits. We buy the rights to the U.S. where they soon sold over 50,000 copies. It has been translated in Italy, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Taiwan, Japan and Israel, and more recently in Abu Dhabi, Estonia and Poland. It has sold over 450,000 copies in the UK and the English edition of more than 750,000 copies sold until July 2005. Worldwide sales exceed one million copies.
Chris Stewart raised his life in a farmhouse in Spain doing relevant work and questionable profitability. After leaving Genesis (he was the drummer for his first album), he joined a circus, she learned to shear sheep, he enrolled on a yacht in Greece, went to China to make a travel guide on the road, got a license pilot Aviation in Los Angeles, and completed a course in French cuisine. Since I wrote Among lemons, Chris , Ana -his wife and daughter Chlöe continue to live in a farmhouse in the Alpujarras, with their numerous dogs, cats, chickens, sheep, a parrot and misanthrope to repent of Ana, a brand new guitar. "The Valero 'as well be called the real estate is a patch of mountain full of olives, almonds and lemons, sitting on the wrong side of a river with no road, no water or electricity. Could you offer something life better?
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