Books

Stefanie Kremser during her trip to Barcelona to publicise her novel, The Day I Learned to Fly. /  J. LOSADA

The homeland of affection

An image of the coastal town of Portbou on the French/Spanish border in 1930.

A revolution through poetry The doubting volunteer

Mallorca's sacred monastery of Lluc  ARCHIVE

A quiet pilgrimage

.The cave hospital at La Bisbal de Falset featured in the book

Recovering ignored history Hymn to freedom

A scene in Tarragona's Rambla, end of 19th century  PERE GIFRA ARCHIVE

An eye for detail

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Success too late Elderly angst

One of the original illustrations for the book by John Tenniel depicting the Tea Party.  ARCHIVE

Alice in Wonderland still going strong after 150 years

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Colm Tóibín: sober, intense master Flight to Catalonia

Carlos Nadal 1917-1998. Works on paper:

A wild beast filled with colour

.Journalist and photographer, David Baird lives in the south of Spain
ECClub reading group books

A people caught between two fires