Tim Parfitt

Spain Magazine – July 2006
While most holidaymakers and settlers head for the costas, short trippers and culture vultures flock in increasing numbers to the cities, and thirst for books about these is on the rise. The subtitle of Parfitt’s tome, An Englishman’s Adventures in Madrid, makes you fear the worst. But it is the perfect antidote to all those books about living in the countryside. It is a hilarious account of him finding his feet in one of the most bewildering, chaotic and fun-loving cities on earth. It could do for Madrid what Driving over Lemons has done for Andalucía.