Brits Abroad  

Welcome to Paradise—though it might not be quite the paradise you had in mind.

In this hilarious and heartfelt story, a group of British expats pack up their dreams, swap drizzle for sunshine, and set out to build a new life in a small Spanish village. The brochures promised blue skies, lazy siestas, and endless sangria. What they got instead was a crash course in Spanish bureaucracy, fiestas that never end, neighbours who know their business before they do, and builders with an elastic definition of “mañana.”

But behind the comedy of broken promises and cultural confusion lies something deeper: the discovery of friendship, resilience, and community. In a land where every mistake turns into a story worth telling, our characters soon learn that “paradise” isn’t a place you find—it’s something you create, laugh by laugh and mishap by mishap.

Packed with humour, warmth, and more than a touch of pathos, Paradise captures the many facets of life under the Spanish sun—and shows how to dodge the scams, survive the fiestas, and enjoy the ride. If you’ve ever dreamed of starting over in the sunshine, or simply love a good laugh at the triumphs and disasters of expat life, this book will make you feel right at home.