| A Tenerife con Cariño Contributor(s): MacKay, Ronald (Author) |
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ISBN: 1999362004 ISBN-13: 9781999362003 Publisher: Plashmill Press OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback Language: Spanish Published: December 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Europe - Spain & Portugal - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 6" W x 9" (0.59 lbs) 194 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Dieciocho a os, apenas 40 en el bolsillo, y la idea obstinada de llegar a Argentina: tal era el equipaje que acompa a Ronald Mackay cuando, en 1960, decidi salir de su Escocia natal y comenz un periplo en autostop hasta C diz, puerto de embarque hacia Am rica Latina. Pero lo que ser a una simple escala en las Canarias termin convirti ndose en una extensa y aprovechada estancia en la isla de Tenerife. El pueblo de Buenavista del Norte le acogi , y Ronald, a trav s de an cdotas que se relatan con sorprendente precisi n y sentido del humor, aprendi el idioma, hizo amistades y se empap de la cultura local hasta convertirse en uno m s del pueblo. No espere encontrar en este libro solo una simple memoria de viaje: lo que nos cuenta, a trav s de las relatos y cuestiones vitales que experimenta el autor, es su personal viaje hacia la madurez. Un viaje con el que es f cil sentirse identificado, gracias a la cercan a y cari o con que se relatan las vivencias de aquel joven, que, con el tiempo, sinti 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. |