BOOK REPORT TUESDAY

"Tales From a Spanish Village" by Richard A. Barrett
Product Description(Amazon.com)
"These Tales from a Spanish Village are accounts of some remarkable personalities
and certain incidents that occurred in a small Spanish village in 1967-68. Richard
Barrett was working in the community as a cultural anthropologist, gathering
materials for a doctoral dissertation. This is the story of his adjustment to the
community, of the generous people he met there, and some of the surprising
events that took place. It was the period of the Franco dictatorship, of donkeys,
mules and peasant carts in the countryside – an era that has now been entirely
swept away.
# Paperback: 168 pages
# Publisher: Xlibris (April 16, 2010)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1450073522
# ISBN-13: 978-1450073523

MY THOUGHTS: This was a really fast book to read. Since it's a thin book and I couldn't put it down. Very interesting book. I loved all the characters in the book. But I really liked Isidro Sanz. He's the gentleman that helped Richard and his wife find an apartment when they finally settled on a place they liked. The name of the little town they settled in is Benabarre. A village of about 1000 with new growth all around them. They get settled in and start meeting the town folks. I love the ambiance of this book. It's so cozy and friendly. According to the back cover that village isn't like it used to be. Full of donkey's, mMules and peasant carts in the countryside. It's all been swept aside. What a loss. This is a really good book. If your looking for something light and entertaining to read this would be the book. The writing is excellent and very detailed so you get the sense that you are in that small village in Spain.

MY RATING: 8-12

[This is a free review book.]