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A Death in Valencia by Jason Webster
Category: Fiction | Series: Max Camara
Max Camara is feeling low. Ominous cracks have appeared in the walls of his flat; the body of a well-known paella chef has been washed up on the beach; there are rows and threats about abortion clinics; the town hall are set on demolishing El Cabanyal, the colourful fisherman's quarter on Valencia's sea ...Show more
Andalus : Unlocking The Secrets Of Moorish Spain by Jason Webster
Category: Travel
After the success of Duende, Jason Webster, one of the most exciting young travel writers today, continues his search for the essence of Spain, this time on a journey into the secrets of Moorish Spain. Spain's Moorish past is evident everywhere you look. For centuries, Christians, Muslims and Jews li ...Show more
Andalus : Unlocking the Secrets of Moorish Spain by Jason Webster
Category: History
Spain's Moorish past is evident everywhere you look: in the language, culture and customs of modern Spain; in its most visited tourist sites - the Mosque at Cordoba, the Giralda in Seville, the Alhambra in Granada. From the year 711 to the 16th century, Spain was the only European country to have sustai ...Show more
Duende:A journey in Search of Flamenco by Jason Webster
Category: Travel
Having pursued a conventional enough path through school and university, Jason Webster was all set to enter the world of academe as a profession. But when his aloof Florentine girlfriend of some years dumped him unceremoniously, he found himself at a crossroads. Abandoning the world of libraries and th ...Show more
Guerra by Jason Webster
Category: Fiction
After twelve years in Spain, Jason Webster had developed a deep love for his adopted homeland; his life there seemed complete. But when he and his Spanish wife moved into an idyllic old farmhouse in the mountains north of Valencia, by chance he found an unmarked mass grave from the Spanish Civil War on ...Show more
Guerra! by Jason Webster
Category: Travel Literature
Completing his edgy Spanish trilogy, Jason Webster journeys through Spain to unearth the secrets of the Spanish Civil War, and explore its legacy today. After twelve years in Spain, Jason Webster had developed a deep love for his adopted homeland; his life there seemed complete. But when he and his Span ...Show more
Or the Bull Kills You by Jason Webster
Category: Crime and Thrillers
Either you kill the bull, or the bull kills you - traditional proverb. Chief Inspector Max Camara hates bullfighting, but one hot afternoon in Valencia he has to replace his boss, judging a festival corrida, starring Spain's most famous young matador. That night, to his surprise, he is back in the bullr ...Show more
Or the Bull Kills You by Jason Webster
Category: Fiction
Either you kill the bull, or the bull kills you - traditional proverb. Chief Inspector Max Camara hates bullfighting but one hot afternoon in Valencia he has to replace his boss, judging a festival corrida that stars Spain's most famous young matador. That night, he is summoned back to the bullring wher ...Show more
Sacred Sierra : A Year on a Spanish Mountain by Jason Webster
Category: Travel
This is a romantic, utterly alluring leap into Spanish sunshine, remote mountains and rural life.Jason Webster had lived in Spain for several years before he and his partner, the flamenco dancer Salud, decided to buy a deserted farmhouse clinging to the side of a steep valley in the eastern province of ...Show more
Violencia - A New History of Spain: Past, Present and the Future of the West by Jason Webster
Category: History
Spain has never worked as a democracy. Throughout the country's history only one system of government has ever enjoyed any real success: dictatorship and the use of violence. Violence, in fact, is what Spain is made of, lying at the heart of its culture and identity, far more so than any other western ...Show more