More Ketchup than Salsa, Joe Cawley
More Ketchup than Salsa, Joe Cawley
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More Ketchup than Salsa
Voted ‘Best Travel Narrative’ by the British Guild of Travel Writers

Author: Joe Cawley

Narrator: Nicholas Camm

Unabridged: 10 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/13/2017


Synopsis

A laugh-out-loud, heartwarming memoir.
**Winner of ‘Best Travel Narrative’ by the British Guild of Travel Writers.**
"If you only buy one book this year... get this.""Probably the best book I have read this millenium.""Fantastic, hilarious, painful. Completely un-put-downable!"
Childhood sweethearts, Joe and Joy are broke and bored. They’re also tired of smelling of fish.
When offered the chance to escape from the dreary market stalls of England to run a bar on a sub-tropical island, they recklessly jump at the opportunity - despite their spectacular lack of experience.
In Tenerife, dreams of a better life overseas are soon crushed by mini-mafias, East European prostitutes and biblical-grade cockroach infestations.
Joe and Joy's foreign fantasy turns into a nightmare as they find themselves trapped with a failing bar in a foreign land, pandering to a bar full of oddball expats while trying to stop their relationship crashing into the rocks.
Can they save their business, their dreams, and their relationship before it's too late...
"If you've ever wondered if the grass really is greener on the other side, you need to read this hilarious and heartwarming memoir now!""A book full of humor, laughter and tears.""Loved the story, the humour, the characters - found it hard to put down.""Thank you for hours of true entertainment...""I've read a lot of travel-abroad memoirs and enjoyed many of them. This is my favorite... by a long way."

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