Sacred Sierra
November 9th 2009 23:08
SACRED SIERRA
A Year on a Spanish Mountain
Jason Webster 2009
Interested in Spanish Folklore? Or Valencia? Read any of Jason Webster's other excellent books on Spain? You'll love this! Oh and even if you havnt read any of his other books do consider starting with this one!
What you're thinking oh no not another I moved to another country and built my ideal country cottage book? Ah but it's a good one! Read as Jason puts in the hard yakka of rebuilding roofs and terraces and the anguish of losing dozens of young trees to wild weather. Australian readers can particularly relate to his account of waiting to find out if his farm and house survived a severe forest fire and descriptions of what even a little spring rain can do to arid mountain sides and pastures.
Visit the slopes of Penyagolosa. Jason prefaces each chapter about his farm with local stories and legends. There are also snippets of Valencian dialect and history.
Enjoy!
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