Book info

• Title Last Days of the Bus Club
• Author Chris Stewart
• Year 2014
• Genre Memoir

It's two decades since Chris Stewart moved to his farm on the wrong side of a river in the mountains of southern Spain and his daughter Chlöe is preparing to fly the nest for university. In this latest, typically hilarious dispatch from El Valero we find Chris, now a local literary celebrity, using his fame to help his old sheep-shearing partner find work on a raucous road trip; cooking a TV lunch for visiting British chef, Rick Stein; discovering the pitfalls of Spanish public speaking; and recalling his own first foray into the adult world of work.

Thoughts

With his daughter all grown and gone to university, Chris is back with another book of stories from El Valero, the Spanish farm he lives on. There’s no chance of getting lonely, however, as there’s a constant stream of visitors coming in or adventures to be had outside, and we get to hear them all.

I loved some of the stories in here - dealing with Spanish bureaucracy after a deluge of rainfall, or being used by a local as a famous friend. Lots of fun, and plenty of love as well. The mind does boggle at some of the things this family get up to, but it all seems to work out okay in the end.

I think this might be the last book in the series, which is a shame, but it ends on a lovely note.

Rating: 3 / 5