Part history part memoir part travelogue
- a fascinating tour of Spain by an author who knows its history & culture inside out Britons have been drawn to Spain for many centuries It has played host to bloody wars & legendary love affairs that have shaped the culture history & psyche of both nations Over time Spain has made its mark on many of our best-loved artists thinkers writers & royals Intelligent humane & idiosyncratic this book tells the story of great British lives in Spain from the Pyrenees to Gibraltar & A Coruna to Valencia In doing so it vividly charts the tumultuous history of Spain its people & its British visitors from Catherine of Lancaster to Laurie Lee Writing with warmth colour & an eye for a great anecdote Courtauld gets to the heart of Spanish life & sheds new light on this eternally fascinating country