Ghosts of Spain: Travels Through a Country’s Hidden Past

Ghosts of Spain: Travels Through a Country’s Hidden Past
Customer Review: Revealing the past
This is a superb book and highly recommended for those with even a passing interest in the real Spain. The first chapters are hard going as they deal with some of the reality of the irrational horrors of a deeply divisive civil war. They are, however, a necessary foundation for the joys of the later chapters of this book. Whether discussing the inticracies of flamenco, or macho culture at its worst in attitudes to brothels or the wonderful (and accurate) description of the attire of middle class children in Spain’s big cities. Next time you are in Seville or Madrid during the PASEO you too will think you’ve travelled back to 1955 when you see little girls with big bows or little boys in their slicked back hair and sky-blue braces and shorts. Enjoy this book.

Customer Review: Another topic
I had high expectations from this book but now I can say that, if you want to read an interesting book about the recent history of Spain, go to “The new spaniards”, written by John Hooper.

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