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Retreat to the Spanish Sun
Oct 7, 2024 2:20 PM

Author:Jo Thomas

Retreat to the Spanish Sun

Sometimes you just need to get away...

'Warm and life-enhancing, I wanted to move to Spain with these wonderful characters' Katie Fforde

'A fabulous read celebrating the good things in life - fun, friends, family and food' Jill Mansell

From the bestselling author of Escape to the French Farmhouse comes a deliciously feel-good new story...

Eliza has a full house! When her three children grew up and moved out, she downsized to a smaller property... but now they're all back. Every room in the house is taken and Eliza finds herself sharing her bed with her eldest daughter and her daughter's pug. Combined with the online course she's trying to finish, plus her job to fit in, there just isn't the peace and quiet that Eliza needs.

So when an ad pops up on her laptop saying 'house-sitters wanted', Eliza can't resist the chance to escape. She ends up moving to a rural finca in southern Spain, looking after the owner's Iberico pigs, learning about secret gastronomic societies ... and finding a new zest for life and love along the way.

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Readers have fallen in love with Retreat to the Spanish Sun

'Perfect for a summer holiday read'

'You'll be craving tapas, Flamenco and the southern Spanish sun after reading this 5-star book'

'A lovely read from Jo Thomas, her books never fail to make me happy'

'A lovely, warm and sunny read'

'Fabulous location, delicious descriptions of food & drink & wonderful characters, an all round feel-good book'

If you love Jo's books, her newest summer novel, Summer at the Ice Cream Cafe, is available now!

Reviews

A fabulous read celebrating the good things in life - fun, friends, family and food

—— Jill Mansell

Warm and life-enhancing, I wanted to move to Spain with these wonderful characters

—— Katie Fforde

A sun-drenched treat... A book that is full of zest, warmth and sunshine, like a jugful of the best sangria. I loved it!

—— Milly Johnson

No summer reading list would be complete without the latest from the fabulous Jo Thomas

—— My Weekly

This summer's sizzling must-read

—— Sunday Post

Escapist adventure

—— Best magazine

A tasty treat!

—— Peterborough Telegraph

A wonderfully escapist summer read

—— My Creative Notebook

Whether you're trying to stay cool in a heatwave, lying on a beach abroad, or just dreaming of a summer adventure, you'll enjoy Retreat to the Spanish Sun for exactly what it is: a sweet and simple sun-baked adventure

—— CultureFly

Wise and wonderful. I adored it

—— Miranda Dickinson, Sunday Times bestselling author

Rachel Marks packs a novel with all the emotions - hope, fear, love, despair and - ultimately - joy

—— Clare Pooley, bestselling author of The Authenticity Project

Heartbreaking, heartwarming, perfect

—— Rosie Goodwin, Sunday Times bestselling author

Heartbreaking and hopeful; this book is a keeper

—— Woman's Weekly

Unpredictable and satisfying

—— Heidi Swain, Sunday Times bestselling author

Beautifully uplifting and at times unexpected

—— OK!

As tender and emotional as it is funny, it made me laugh out loud A LOT, and it made me sob

—— Cressida McLaughlin, bestselling author of The Cornish Cream Tea Bus

Heartbreaking, funny and emotive

—— Sun

A truly ambitious attempt to compare the way people in the East and the West dream . . . Delicate and subtly tantalising in the way only a book can really be

—— Vogue

It is almost as if when everyone is flashing De Beers diamonds, Mishra traps the quiet luminescence of the moonstone in his theme and style

—— The Hindu

Mishra's writing has a lovely potency . . . subtly layered and compelling

—— Times Literary Supplement

Impressive . . . The Romantics turns its back on the exotic richness and the "teeming" panoramic quality which we readily assume to be expressive of Indianness itself

—— Sydney Morning Herald

A first novel whose achievement is something that most writers could be proud of at any stage in their careers

—— Vancouver Sun

Another brilliant tale from best-selling author Jane Fallon

—— Hello!

Brilliant

—— Bella

PRAISE FOR JANE FALLON

—— - -

Another Fallonesque treat. Full of heart, humour and humanity. She's so good at tapping into the best and the worst in us. Fabulous

—— RUTH JONES

Funny, insightful, sharp, wicked, brilliant

—— MILLY JOHNSON

Intelligent, edgy and witty

—— Glamour

We adore Jane Fallon's novels, and this witty page-turner could be her best yet

—— Closer

Ingenious. Her eye for detail, compressed emotion and the absurdity that lurks beneath what people say to each other, is unerring. One of our very finest comic novelists

—— Tortoise Media

I LOVE her books. She always delivers a fabaliss read

—— MARIAN KEYES

A romcom with attitude

—— Mail on Sunday

Jane Fallon is cool as f***

—— DAWN O'PORTER

Ingenious . . . This is one book you can't miss out on. Moriarty has an extraordinary talent. Thrilling

—— Female First

There is not a word wasted. I could not put it down

—— Today UK News

The ending is witty and satisfying, but comes with a dark twist. Apples Never Fall is another enjoyable offering full of intrigue, suspense and surprises, sure to delight

—— Press Association

Praise for Liane Moriarty

—— -

Wise, honest, beautifully observed. One of the few writers I'll drop anything for

—— Jojo Moyes

Staggeringly brilliant, literally unputdownable

—— Sophie Hannah

Keeps you guessing until the very end - perfect summer read

—— Reese Witherspoon

Moriarty writes vividly, wittily and wickedly

—— Sunday Express

Straight-from-life characters, knife-sharp insight and almost unbearable suspense will have you racing through it

—— Good Housekeeping

As brilliantly accomplished as it is dark, twisty and compulsive

—— Heat

A hell of a good book. Funny and scary

—— Stephen King

Riveting drama packed with suspense and secrets

—— Woman & Home

Like drinking a pink Cosmo laced with arsenic . . . a fun, engaging and sometimes disturbing read

—— USA Today

Perfect

—— Hello

Fascinating and compassionate

—— Daily Telegraph

I loved every line of it

—— Louise Candlish

Funny and captivating

—— Closer

A cracking story cleverly told

—— Fabulous

It would be easy to compare Straub to other masters of the genre like Meg Wolitzer or Jennifer Egan, but she's already a master in her own right

—— The Millions

Emma Straub is such a funny and brilliant writer and this time-travelling tale is a charming exploration of what it would be like to find yourself younger and surrounded by the people you love when they're still at the height of their power

—— Stylist

Wise and often hilarious

—— Buzzfeed

Readers will devour this witty and warmly satisfying novel

—— Publishers Weekly

A precise and observant writer whose supple prose carries the story along without a snag. Straub's characters are a quirky and interesting bunch . . . it's a pleasure spending time with them

—— Starred Review, Kirkus

Devilishly observed

—— Starred Review, Booklist

Sprinkled with humour and insight

—— Starred Review, Library Journal

Straub is consistently excellent

—— Book Riot
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