This posting comes as a result of a recommendation Anchoy Front made in another thread.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, AF! Driving Over Lemons, by Chris Stewart, is a delightful book! My local library has two copies, and I just devoured one. It's all about an English couple who move to Andalucía and buy a mountain farm. It's a fascinating look at how people live in the country and are quite self sufficient. The people they meet are interesting, and their way of life is thought provoking. What I like the most is Stewart's mixture of humility and humor. It's much better than Spanish Lessons, by Derek Lambert, which is also about an English couple's move to Spain. Lambert's writing often sounds forced, and he remains somewhat aloof from Spanish life. Not so with Stewart, an optimist willing to try anything, who then looks back on his successes and fiascos with humor. I highly recommend reading this book to find out about a lifestyle in Spain you probably won't come across as a tourist.

Thanks, Anchovy Front!