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    The Slow Route Home: Radical Routes Series, #1
    The Slow Route Home: Radical Routes Series, #1
    The Slow Route Home: Radical Routes Series, #1
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    The Slow Route Home: Radical Routes Series, #1

    By Paul Read

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    Miguel has sold his truck and bought a mule. Everyone in the village believes he is crazy, but Miguel follows a wisdom far greater than those that mock him. Miguel's neighbours, his dog and the strange neighbour with the burnt trees are about to learn the benefits of going slow. This short story is takes place amongst the olive groves of Andalusia. Miguel's desire to live the way he thinks the world may confound his neighbours, but his simple philosophy and way of life symbolise another path open to us all.

    This is book 1 in the Radical Routes series. 

    In book 2, Inside the Tortilla, the Hound sets off to live and let live in a forgotten urban envirnoment, set between the cities of Seville, Malaga and Granada. There he adjusts to another tempo and dicovers recipes for another way of living.

    In book 3, Way fo the Hound, he responds to the call from the great kennel in the sky, but before he sets off for his final walk, reminds us of all the important things we have overlooked. 
     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCraving Distraction Ltd
    Release dateOct 25, 2012
    ISBN9781386939238
    The Slow Route Home: Radical Routes Series, #1
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    Paul Read

    Born restless in the very centre of London, England, Paul Read now fidgets his way back and forth between the Uk and Spain in search of good coffee, good conversation and fresh vegetables. In the absence of finding any of these, he writes, schemes and plans for global domination but generally settles for a series of podcasts, books, and online teaching courses: All freshly brewed and 100% guru-free.

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      The Slow Route Home - Paul Read

      The Slow Route Home

      THE SLOW ROUTE HOME

      THE RADICAL ROUTES SERIES

      BOOK 1

      PAUL READ

      Craving Distraction Ltd

      COMMENTS…

      FROM SLOW READERS

      Read it… and you may find a new author you would enjoy following.

      T. ROUTE

      A parable for our times…

      G. HUNT

      A gentle tale in praise of slow. A hint that the world needs more advice in this regard.

      A.J. WESTGATE

      An interesting story line with much to say, in a gentle affectionate way, that shows a deep understanding of Spain

      G .PEERS

      In Southern Spain life moves at a slower pace but who are we to decide what is fast, normal or slow?

      C. LADY

      CONTENTS

      1. The Slow Conversation

      2. The Mule Whisperer

      3. The Slow Route Home

      4. The Slow Meal

      5. Slow Living

      The journey continues…

      Inside the Tortilla

      The Way of the Hound

      The Ambulance Man and the Spanish Civil War

      1984 and the Spanish Civil War

      About the Author

      COPYRIGHT

      Book 1 in the Radical Routes Series

      1. The slow route home

      2. Inside the tortilla

      3. The way of the hound

      All books can be found here

      Mule española

      Text Copyright 2012 by Paul Read

      Images Copyright by Paul Read

      PUBLISHED BY CRAVING DISTRACTION LTD

      Bar basico

      CHAPTER 1

      THE SLOW CONVERSATION

      ‘Let me tell you about El Loco’ said José as one callused palm cupped the small metal milk jug. His gnarled fingers gently squeezed the sides of the container reading the temperature of the liquid and weighing up his options: To reheat the milk

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