Fiestas and Siestas Miles Apart
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Fiestas and Siestas Miles Apart
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Narrated by:
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Richard Southworth
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By:
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Alan Cuthbertson
About this listen
Ever wondered how easy it would be to start new life in a different country? Fiestas and Siestas Miles Apart is a humorous look at what happened to the Cuthbertson family, Alan and Heather along with daughters Stacey and Ashlie when they decide to sell everything, including the family stationery business, load the family car and move from England to Spain.
Unfortunately half way through the process the girls have other ideas and take off on their own adventure across Thailand, Australia, and New Zealand. The naivety of the un-streetwise pair is shown in the emails and texts received by their parents, who themselves are finding Spanish life a very steep learning curve. Who knew fried sparrow was a delicacy? And Alan's first hunting trip is not a completely successful expedition, but a very funny one. Eventually the Cuthbertson family finds the house and village of their dreams, but this is just the beginning of their adventures in Spain.
©2013 Alan Cuthbertson (P)2016 Alan CuthbertsonListeners also enjoyed...
Of the two sister what an adventure they have themselves, leaving their parents with many a problem to worry over, without the stuff they're going through themselves.
Richard has a lovely tone to his voice, and he did a good job with the narration. I am eager to see what he does next :)
Great Fun Audiobook
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Fiestas and Siestas... hmmmm sounds lighthearted and fun !!
There were only a couple of reviews, one was not good ... going on about the terrible Spanish accents of the reader etc and one seemed to enjoy, so I decided to try it.
I am so glad that I did as I thoroughly enjoyed spending time with the Cuthbertson family. I found this book a joy to listen to, a warm, whitty, wonderful escapism, I shed a tear and empathised at the loss of a parent, the emails from the daughters tickled me, and reminded me of my own children's escapades !! The authors interaction with the locals and their customs made me laugh. On the whole this writing was an uplifting read. Please, please Alan Cuthbertson and Family, invite us all to ur next Fiesta, would so love to read more of how you are all viviendo la vida en Espana. Oh, and by the way, I have studied the Spanish language and owned a villa in Spain, the accents by the narrator just added to the warmth and fun of the storytelling, made me smile and lifted my spirits even more. Thanks for the tonic
Cheerful Escapism
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What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
Difficult to say.What was most disappointing about Alan Cuthbertson’s story?
Having lived in Spain for 16 years, I found several unnecessary factual errors which were annoying. The author obviously does live in Spain but should have taken greater care with his facts.How did the narrator detract from the book?
When choosing a narrator for a book including a spattering of foreign words, it would be better to have someone with at least a knowledge of the correct pronunciation of that language. Also, there is a section in the book which deals with the Spanish people's inability to pronounce the author's wife's name but the narrator pronounces certain sounds incorrectly which, not only is detracting, but also makes this part of the story a bit pointless.What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Boredom.Any additional comments?
Not a bad book but probably not for those who've done the same thing. This genre is led by Chris Stewart's "Driving Over Lemons" - this book is a poor imitation.Lighthearted account of life as an ex-pat in Spain
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