Seriously Mum, What's an Alpaca?: An Adventure in the Frying Pan of Spain - Softcover

Parks, Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1482011603 ISBN 13: 9781482011609

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

Could you give up everything you have worked for and do something completely different?Would you give up and go home if it all went wrong? 'Seriously Mum, What's an Alpaca?' is the frank and charming story of a brave couple who move to Spain to breed alpacas. Their intention is to make a living, but first they must negotiate their way through the Spanish property market, local characters, rogue builders and the worst weather Andalucía has seen for 100 years. Alan and Lorna experience the joy, but also the heartbreak of alpaca breeding, picking up an assortment of stray animals on the way. Will they succeed, or will the challenges prove too much to bear? Some review snippets..."an enchanting read""regularly laughed out loud""I would recommend this book to anyone"

About this title

About the Author

Alan Parks was born in Eastbourne, East Sussex in 1978. His life changed for the better (he is constantly reminded) when he met Lorna in 2003. Work consisted of fairly mundane, mainly managerial posts. In 2008, Alan and Lorna moved to rural Andalucía, Spain, and now live in an old Olive Mill, off-grid, with a menagerie of animals.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1482011603
• ISBN 13: 9781482011609
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 178