Overview

This is the fourth book in the award-winning 'Snowball Oranges' series of humorous travelogues set in 1980s Mallorca. It's the peak of the orange-harvesting season at the Kerr's little farm in the Tramuntana Mountains, and the intrepid Scots family are trying to relax into their new life on this sunny Spanish island. But it's also crunch time, because, after the excitement and euphoria of a roller coaster first year, hard facts now have to be faced. Will all the work they've put into improving the neglected orchards provide them with a decent living, or will their dream turn into a nightmare? Will Peter's new-found aptitude for manananess be the last straw for the long-suffering Ellie, and will elder son Sandy return to Scotland, while young Charlie is seduced by Mallorca's super-rich yachting set? As the entrancing 'snowfall' of almond blossom heralds the arrival of spring, the Kerrs' sense of humour remains irrepressible through thick and thin - as well it may! Full of life and colour, hilarious and revealing, and set against a backdrop of the breathtaking beauty of Mallorca.

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You can almost smell the almond blossom. Curl up with this great book and the sun will shine instantly! (Waterstones.com). Poetic the title may be, but this is Kerr in his usual gutsy style. His larger-than-life personality jumps off every page. (The Good Book Guide). His writing is so vivid and timeless that it's easy to picture him on his Mallorcan farm. (TOP Magazine). A great family story, told with warmth and humour. This gently amusing tale will transport you to Mallorca. (My Weekly). A genial collection of linked anecdotes - bringing family and a range of characters alive - all handled with Kerr's light touch. (The Scotsman). Peter Kerr shares tales of an extraordinary life in Mallorca. (Living for Retirement). Peter's Mallorcan books are superb. A spade's a spade, and that's what you get with Peter Kerr. (Amazon UK Review).

"""You can almost smell the almond blossom. Curl up with this great book and the sun will shine instantly!"" (Waterstones.com). ""Poetic the title may be, but this is Kerr in his usual gutsy style. His larger-than-life personality jumps off every page."" (The Good Book Guide). ""His writing is so vivid and timeless that it's easy to picture him on his Mallorcan farm."" (TOP Magazine). ""A great family story, told with warmth and humour. This gently amusing tale will transport you to Mallorca."" (My Weekly). ""A genial collection of linked anecdotes - bringing family and a range of characters alive - all handled with Kerr's light touch."" (The Scotsman). ""Peter Kerr shares tales of an extraordinary life in Mallorca."" (Living for Retirement). ""Peter's Mallorcan books are superb. A spade's a spade, and that's what you get with Peter Kerr."" (Amazon UK Review)."

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Scotland's Peter Kerr became established as a bestselling author via his award-winning 'Snowball Oranges' series of narrative travelogues. The books recount his family's often hilarious experiences while attempting to grow oranges for a living - an occupation of which they knew absolutely nothing - on a little farm in the mountains of the Spanish island of Mallorca during the1980s. Those five books and their prequel, the set-in-Scotland 'Thistle Soup', sell in large numbers worldwide and have been translated into several languages. Now concentrating on writing fiction, Peter's stories, which all contain his hallmark brand of dry humour, range in theme from the offbeat 'Bob Burns Investigates' mysteries to his first historical novel, 'Song of the Eight Winds', an epic tale of Medieval Spain. In his venturesome, roller coaster ride through life, Peter has been a Civil Service Executive Officer (for eighteen reluctant months!), professional jazz musician, record producer, farmer of beef cattle, and rookie Mallorcan orange grower - which is where we came in. Married with two grown-up sons, he now lives back in his home county of East Lothian, 'The Garden of Scotland'.

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