| Title |
Author |
Description (or descriptive subtitle) |
Pacing (slow, moderate, fast) |
Appeal Factors |
Read-Alikes |
| Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Andalucia |
Stewart, Chris |
| The author and his wife purchase a farm in rural Spain. |
|
slow |
narrative/memoir, Spain, life-building |
A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle, O Come Ye Back to Ireland by Williams & Breen |
| Fried Eggs with Chopsticks |
Evans, Polly |
The author experiences a whirlwind trip through China, with humor along the way. |
moderate-fast |
narrative/memoir, China, travel, humor |
|
| Grammar Lessons: Translating a Life in Spain |
Morano, Michele |
In this collection of essays, the author reminisces on her years as an English teacher in Spain. |
slow |
narrative/memoir, Spain, travel, language |
|
| I'll Know It When I See It |
Carey, Alice |
In the search for a place that feels like home, the author moves to her parents homeland and begins to renovate a ruined cottage. |
slow |
narrative/memoir, Ireland, life-building |
O Come Ye Back to Ireland by Williams & Breen |
| Mediterranean Summer |
Shalleck, David with Erol Munuz |
One man's experiences as a chef on a yacht cruising the Mediterranean. |
slow-moderate |
narrative/memoir, European travel, lives of the rich and famous, with recipes |
A Trip to the Beach by Blanchard & Blanchard |
| O Come Ye Back to Ireland |
Williams, Niall & Christine Breen |
The authors move into a ruined ancestral cottage in rural Ireland, facing many challenges along the way. |
slow |
narrative/memoir, Ireland, life-building |
I'll Know It When I See It by Carey, Driving Over Lemons by Stewart, A Year in Provence by Mayle |
| Trip to the Beach, A |
Blanchard, Melinda & Robert Blanchard |
A couple copes with the joys and difficulties of starting their own restaurant in Anguilla. |
moderate to quick |
narrative/memoir, Carribean travel |
Mediterranean Summer by Shalleck & Munuz |
| Year in Provence, A |
Mayle, Peter |
The author moves to the Provencal countryside, learning to cope with a completely different lifestyle |
moderate-slow |
narrative/memoir, France, life-building |
Driving Over Lemons by Stewart, O Come Ye Back to Ireland by Williams & Breen, Encore Provence & Toujours Provence by Mayle |
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