Penelope's Route by Karen Considine
Nearly sixty years after Penelope Chetwode, wife of Poet Laureate John Betjeman, ventured into rural Spain on a borrowed mare, Karen Considine follows on horseback in her hoof-prints. Her guide and companion is Penelope's book, 'Two Middle-Aged Ladies in Andalusia'. Among the many changes, she finds the enduring spirit of the Andalusian people unaltered. Karen says, I have been 'exploring' since I was around four-years-old, on foot and on horseback, always wanting to see what was hidden around the next corner and then 'making maps'. My mother gave me Penelope Chetwode's book when I was fifteen and I never forgot my determination to follow her ride one day. That day finally came when I retired, and I was off after her within the year. Beautifully written and truly captures daily Andalusian life. Richard Dunwoody MBE, Retired steeplechase jockey
Karen Considine was born in Southern Ireland in farming country. Her working life was spent travelling, mainly in Europe and South America, with High Goal Polo - she occasionally got into trouble for taking strings of polo ponies on exploring rides instead of round in circles. Karen worked as a freelance journalist for several years before moving to Southern Spain where she ran a mountain horse trekking business from 2009. Now retired, she is based in Ronda, Spain.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781800460690 |
| ISBN 10 | 1800460694 |
| Title | Penelope's Route |
| Author | Karen Considine |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Troubador Publishing |
| Year published | 2020-08-28 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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