Road to Zarauz

The Perseids brought back memories of the past, and the night lurched and swooped down. In 1954, four young men bought an old car and drove it from Wales to Spain. They are innocent and war-scarred, dreamers and realists, with their whole lives ahead of them. This is their summer to remember. Sam Adams' novel The Road to Zarauz is a beautiful, elegiac rumination on youth, friendship, and the dreams we hold. It is a haunting meditation on memory and loss that takes the reader on a summer road trip to a vanished Spain.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 120 pages
\n Publication date: 01 July 2020
\n Publisher: Parthian Books
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The Perseids unleashed a powerful force, reminiscent of a devastating blow, leaving me breathless. The night seemed to swoop down abruptly, and I found myself lying on my back, gasping for air. As I sat up, my eyes caught a glimpse of the pale disc of the boy's face as he turned to confront the source of my surprise.

"It's all right," I reassured him, though my words felt hollow. It was the summer of 1954. Four young men, on a summer vacation, purchased an old car from a farmer and embarked on a journey from the hills of Wales to the mountains of Spain. It had been only a few years since the war, and Europe remained in ruins. They were innocent and war-scarred, dreamers and realists, young men yet to fully mature. Their entire lives lay ahead of them. This summer would be etched in their memories forever.

"A beautiful, elegiac rumination on youth, friendship, and the dreams that we hold," Richard Gwyn aptly described it. "A haunting meditation on memory and loss that takes the reader on a summer road trip to a vanished Spain." In this well-crafted, wistful novella, Sam Adams weaves his tapestry from fragments of a remembered friendship, creating a coming-of-age tale infused with sixty years of bitter hindsight.

The Road to Zarauz is a rare novel, transcending time while remaining deeply rooted in a specific era and place. It portrays a past filled with hope and expectation, abruptly erased in a single moment. What remains after hope fades away is a poignant reflection on the human experience.

\n Weight: 166g\n
Dimension: 127 x 202 x 15 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781912681853\n \n