Retreat to the Spanish Sun, Jo Thomas
Retreat to the Spanish Sun, Jo Thomas
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Retreat to the Spanish Sun

Author: Jo Thomas

Narrator: Anna Acton

Unabridged: 7 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/23/2022


Synopsis

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From the bestselling author of Escape to the French Farmhouse comes a deliciously feel-good new story...

Eliza has a full house! When her three children grew up and moved out, she downsized to a smaller property... but now they're all back. Every room in the house is taken and Eliza finds herself sharing her bed with her eldest daughter and her daughter's pug. Combined with the online course she's trying to finish, plus her job to fit in, there just isn't the peace and quiet that Eliza needs.

So when an ad pops up on her laptop saying 'house-sitters wanted', Eliza can't resist the chance to escape. She ends up moving to a rural finca in southern Spain, looking after the owner's Iberico pigs, learning about secret gastronomic societies... and finding a new zest for life and love along the way.

Praise for Jo Thomas:
'Rich, warm and sunny. A story that stays with you long after the last page is turned' Milly Johnson
'Like the very best kind of holiday' Lucy Diamond
'A sparkling, heartwarming hug of a story' Miranda Dickinson

© Jo Thomas 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

About Jo Thomas

Jo Thomas worked for many years as a reporter and producer, first for BBC Radio 5, before moving on to Radio 2's The Steve Wright Show. In 2013 Jo won the RNA Katie Fforde Bursary. Her debut novel, The Oyster Catcher, was a runaway bestseller in ebook and was awarded the 2014 RNA Joan Hessayon Award and the 2014 Festival of Romance Best Ebook Award. Jo lives in the Vale of Glamorgan with her husband and three children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by suzie, on September 08, 2022

should've been called "retreat to the spanish ham"......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on March 12, 2022

I've just spent a wonderful time, in Southern Spain, learning all about real Iberico ham, pig farming, the local towns gastronomique society, and the really good local food producers. Not to mention a tapas bar with an owner that likes to try bizarre flavours, the Spanish conversation club (not that......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on January 07, 2023

Ahhh this was the ray of sunshine that I didn’t even realise I needed! I’ve been reading a lot of Christmas books lately but when I spotted this one in a charity shop recently it called out to me. I absolutely raced through this book and couldn’t wait to find out what was going to happen in the end,......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on June 07, 2024

Really did not expect this book to pretty much be about ham......more

Goodreads review by Alison on June 23, 2022

Three and a half stars. Eliza is a divorced mother of three adults, all of whom had flown the coop but have now returned to her small two bedroom flat for *reasons*. Desperate for a bit of peace and quiet to finish her dissertation, which might enable Eliza to get a degree and start a career is sport......more


Quotes

A fabulous read celebrating the good things in life - fun, friends, family and food Jill Mansell

Warm and life-enhancing, I wanted to move to Spain with these wonderful characters Katie Fforde

A sun-drenched treat... A book that is full of zest, warmth and sunshine, like a jugful of the best sangria. I loved it! Milly Johnson

No summer reading list would be complete without the latest from the fabulous Jo Thomas My Weekly

This summer's sizzling must-read Sunday Post

Escapist adventure Best magazine

A tasty treat! Peterborough Telegraph

A wonderfully escapist summer read My Creative Notebook

Whether you're trying to stay cool in a heatwave, lying on a beach abroad, or just dreaming of a summer adventure, you'll enjoy Retreat to the Spanish Sun for exactly what it is: a sweet and simple sun-baked adventure CultureFly