Return to Andalusia in July 2015
LAUNCHING “SPANISH SON” IN MÁLAGA, SPAIN July 2015
Launching the book in Málaga, Spain on July 11, 2015 at the Librería Luces. > view more here
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“It was not love at first sight when Tom landed in Spain from the tropical island of Cuba during a blizzard in the winter of 1960. That would happen several weeks later on the sandy beach in front of his
Chapter 1 – Paradise Lost
Chapter 1 – Paradise Lost “My first glimpse of Spain was through a tiny window of a propeller plane flying over a rolling countryside covered in white. Mother leaned over and told me that it was snow. It looked so
Chapter 2 – A Village By The Sea
Chapter 2 – A Village By The Sea “In order to deliver us from our misery and gloom in Madrid, Mother made some inquiries as to where we could find the famous Spanish sun. We were told to head south
Chapter 10 – The Maja
Chapter 10 – The Maja “My first encounter with Spain’s most famous Maja was in the temple of Spanish art—the Prado. The moment I walked through its doors as a young and impressionable boy of eight, I knew that I
Chapter 14 – Democracy at Last!
Chapter 14 – Democracy at Last! “Franco’s 36-year reign finally came to an end in 1975 when the generalíssimo passed away following a protracted illness. Two days after his demise, the Bourbon dynasty was reinstated. Juan Carlos I was named