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    A Tenerife con Cariño

     
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    A Tenerife con Cariño

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    Dieciocho años, apenas £40 en el bolsillo, y la idea obstinada de llegar a Argentina: tal era el equipaje que acompañó a Ronald Mackay cuando, en 1960, decidió salir de su Escocia natal y comenzó un periplo en autostop hasta Cádiz, puerto de embarque hacia América Latina.
    Pero lo que sería una simple escala en las Canarias terminó convirtiéndose en una extensa y aprovechada estancia en la isla de Tenerife. El pueblo de Buenavista del Norte le acogió, y Ronald, a través de anécdotas que se relatan con sorprendente precisión y sentido del humor, aprendió el idioma, hizo amistades y se empapó de la cultura local hasta convertirse en uno más del pueblo.
    No espere encontrar en este libro solo una simple memoria de viaje: lo que nos cuenta, a través de las relatos y cuestiones vitales que experimenta el autor, es su personal viaje hacia la madurez. Un viaje con el que es fácil sentirse identificado, gracias a la cercanía y cariño con que se relatan las vivencias de aquel joven, que, con el tiempo, sintió la necesidad de dedicarle esta oda a todas aquellas personas que le acogieron en Buenavista, y le abrieron sus hogares y corazones.
    In 1960 and with a mere £40, 18-year-old Ronald Mackay hitchhiked from Scotland to Spain and then to Tenerife by boat, hoping to reach Latin America. But he finds a welcome in Buenavista del Norte and stays for a year. In that isolated norther village, he works, learns Spanish, makes friends, embraces their way of life, takes risks and grows into manhood.
    This is a charming account of a special time in Tenerife. There are moments of hilarity and of confusion as the young Scotsman with limited Spanish struggles to integrate into a family-run fonda in a traditional community. His empathy and willingness to work hard earn him a place and he is taken under the wing of the matriarch who runs the fonda.
    Mackay tells of a life very different yet oddly similar to that of rural Scotland. He addresses the challenges that we all must, as we come of age; and with that knowledge prepares himself for life.
    More than a travel memoir, this book charts a philosophical journey that leads to self-sufficiency and maturity. As well as recalling memorable characters and incidents with humor and insight Mackay also addresses the deeper, more fundamental issues of life.

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    EAN/ISBN:
    9781999362003
    Edition:
    Illustrated
    Format:
    Illustriert
    Medium:
    Paperback
    Number of pages:
    194
    Publication date:
    2018-12-03
    Publisher:
    PlashMill Press
    EAN/ISBN:
    9781999362003
    Edition:
    Illustrated
    Format:
    Illustriert
    Medium:
    Paperback
    Number of pages:
    194
    Publication date:
    2018-12-03
    Publisher:
    PlashMill Press

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