A Cornish Journey by Fred Steel
A Cornish Journey is a collection of memoirs about the life of local resident Fred Steel, stretching from the early summer of 1971 to the autumn of 1972. Aged 21,
Pudding on Fridays – a memoir by Derek Edwards
Much of Pudding on Fridays was written by the author in the Algarve. The story of his life carries the reader through the City of London, the Stock Exchange, the
The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
By JACKIE WEBSTER This review was written by the Almancil Bookclub, a group of keen readers (Jane, Pru, Jilly, Viv, Moira and Jackie) who meet monthly. The Griffin Bookshop organised free
The Eucalyptus Dance by Ken Barlow
Following a holiday in northern Portugal, Ken and Sue Barlow soon fell in love with the region and realised they had the same dream of packing up from the UK
Bestsellers in April
Griffin Bookshop, Almancil: 1. A Small Death in Lisbon by Robert Wilson 2. A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle 3. Nothing to Lose by Lee Child 4. Hold Tight by Harlan Coben 5. Breaking Dawn
Books to enjoy this month
Assegai The big news this month is ASSEGAI by Wilbur Smith which is out in hardcover at 23.75 euros. It is 1913 and ex-soldier turned professional big game hunter, Leon
Hollywood
Robert Wilson’s ‘A Small Death in Lisbon’ is being given the Hollywood script treatment with some star names being vaunted for the role of Inspector Ze Coelho. Robert’s latest book
The Ignorance Of Blood
by Robert Wilson In the wake of a terrorist attack on Seville, Inspector Jefe Javier Falcón is determined to fulfil his promise to its citizens – that he will bring
Must reads
The Millenium trilogy are the ‘must read’ books of the moment and a publishing sensation, having sold millions of copies. Featuring a reclusive young Swedish woman whose hacking skills border on
Permission to laugh
That wonderful character, Clive Dunn, of Dad’s Army TV fame and long-time resident of the Algarve, will be signing copies of his autobiography, Permission to Laugh which is illustrated by