Even More Ketchup than Salsa, Joe Cawley
Even More Ketchup than Salsa, Joe Cawley
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Even More Ketchup than Salsa
The Final Dollop

Author: Joe Cawley

Narrator: Nicholas Camm

Unabridged: 6 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/07/2018


Synopsis

A must-read reality check for anybody who has ever pondered making a new life abroad
"Pure enjoyment!""Another corker from Mr Cawley""Couldn't put it down. Made me happy, made me sad, made me happy some more. Really, really good book. Can't wait for the next installment!""Funny, emotional and identifiable, loved every minute..."
The first six months of running the Smugglers Tavern had been a baptism of fire. The subsequent years were about as much fun as bobbing for apples in a vat of acid.Having swapped the tin roof of a cold British fish market for the sunny skies of Tenerife, one of Spain's holiday islands, Joe and Joy succeeded in thwarting the first wave of attacks from bungling bureaucrats, bewildered holidaymakers and their own spectacular ineptitude.What they didn’t realise was that their enemies were regrouping. Not only that, but those enemies had made camp a lot closer to home, enemies that would make their encounters with exploding gas bottles, East European squatters and big-time Charlies seem like chapters from a children's picture book.Dreams are shattered, relationships left in tatters and sanity is tested in this prize-winning travel and humour memoir in this revelation about what it's really like when you try to make a better life for yourself overseas.
Recent reviews...
"Beautifully observed, laugh-out-loud funny in parts and heartbreakingly emotional in others. If you've ever lived abroad, particularly in Spain, this book has something in it for you.""Hilarious all the way through and tinged with the slightest of sadness in parts.""The humour reminds me a lot of Deric Longden's equally poignant books and plays, especially the bits about Joe's gran and Buster the cat. Would make a great film.""Loved this book! Laughed and cried... Honest and compelling read."

About Joe Cawley

Joe Cawley is an award-winning author, an international travel writer, and a ghostwriter. He also writes domestic suspense thrillers with his co-author and buddy Gemma Metcalfe. A full-time taxi driver for his two teens, he lives with his family and an assortment of wildlife in the hills of Tenerife. For more information, visit JoeCawley.co.uk.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Joe

Marvellous... but then I am a bit biased ; )Joe Cawley......more

Goodreads review by Karl

Okay. Having lived on The Algarve for fours years myself, where most of our friends were bar owners, I can totally relate to the issues faced by Joe and Joy in the Canary Islands. This is a MUST READ for anyone who's contemplating flying out to the Costa Brava, Malta, Cyprus, Tenerife or Portugal to b......more

Goodreads review by Susan

This book should come with a warning! It's one of those books you can't put down until you finish reading. I was sitting in a cafe when I first opened this book. Breakfast patrons came and left, the lunchtime crowd disappeared and late afternoon I ordered another coffee to justify occupying a table......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

If I had to summarise my review in one word it would be "meh". I expected this book to make me laugh based on the many positive reviews, but to be honest I barely managed a chuckle through the entire thing. Perhaps it's because I don't 'get' the British ex-pat thing (my experience as an American ex-......more

Goodreads review by Janet

Joe and Joy abandon their jobs in Bolton Fish Market and buy The Smugglers Tavern in El Beril, Tenerife along with Joe´s brother David and his wife Faith. They quickly find out that running a bar/restaurant is physically and emotionally hard work 18 hour days, 7 days a week; especially when confront......more