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"A compelling memoir of a father’s final trips with his family."
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Reflecting on his past experiences of Spain and Gibraltar while taking his wife and two sons on holiday, The Vanished Gardens of Cordova Emil Rem is a travel memoir filled with contemplation. This is the third collection of stories published by Emil Rem, but you don’t have to have read the other two in order to be swept away on your travels here. The look back into past trips nudges the author to look back at his roots and heritage, while also watching as his sons forge a new path forward. Many people have places that they’ve visited as a child or in years gone by, and then returned sometimes to find it exactly the same and others to see it changed beyond recognition, and so can relate to Rem’s exploration of the area around his old school, and nostalgic visits to restaurants in London. Each chapter is settled in this book like a vignette, sandwiched between an illustration reflecting one of the scenes and the author and illustrator's notes at the end, providing an additional comment and moment of reflection.
I feel anyone that is a parent to grown up children will relate to the nostalgia and bittersweet nature of those final family trips. Readers who haven’t may recall those trips with their own parents. The Vanished Gardens of Cordova is a gentle, compelling read that inspires reflection about life, travel and family.
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Available in kindle and paperback from Amazon.
The adventure continues... In his third novel—using his signature blend of personal memories interwoven with history and depictions of his ongoing travels, the author takes us through Spain and Gibraltar—creating an insightful narrative around a vivid host of characters and experiences on this journey to rediscover the ‘vanished’ landscapes of his culture and his childhood.
...“Sitting cross-legged in his tent, Prince Feisal laments, "But you know Lieutenant, in the Arab city of Cordova were two miles of public lighting in the streets when London was a village?"
"Yes, you were great," Lawrence admitted. "Nine centuries ago."
"Time to be great again, my lord."
"My father is old and I…I long for the vanished gardens of Cordova."
Cordova. The name hung over him like rich, intoxicating Arab perfume. He had longed to visit her since a child. What would she be like? Were her gardens still abloom? ...”
The Vanished Gardens of Cordova features in the following genres: Travel, Indie Author Books, Indie Books We Love, Biographies & Autobiographies, Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure, Recommendations, Biography, Literature and Literary studies
The Vanished Gardens of Cordova is available in Paperback
The Vanished Gardens of Cordova was written by Emil Rem and published by EICA Press
