{"product_id":"the-strangers-homecoming-a-house-in-the-alto-minho-portugal-9781838463052","title":"The Stranger's Homecoming: A House in the Alto Minho, Portugal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eA traveller from another continent arrives in northern Portugal, enchanted by the Alto Minho region. He buys a dilapidated village house and transforms it into a comfortable home, making friends along the way. He also explores the history of the house and region, uncovering local family secrets and the dark legacy left by outsiders. The Stranger's Homecoming is a love story to Portugal and a poignant tale of exile. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 26 May 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Signal Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA traveller from another continent embarks on a journey that takes him across the majestic Minho River, separating Spain from northern Portugal. Enchanted by the breathtaking beauty of the Alto Minho region, he decides to make this place his new home. At the age of sixty-five, with a distinguished career as a journalist in war-torn Israel and a recent bitter legal battle with Prime Minister Netanyahu behind him, he seeks solace on the edge of Europe, where the river meets the Atlantic. Igal Sarna purchases a dilapidated village house and collaborates with a local architect and craftsmen to restore it to its former glory. Months of arduous work are interspersed with moments of sheer joy as he transforms a near ruin, with its overgrown land and cowshed, into a comfortable and inviting abode. Along the way, he meets kind-hearted neighbours and fellow foreigners who warmly embrace him as an exile. Driven by his journalist's instinct, Sarna delves into the history of both his house and the region, unraveling the intriguing mysteries that surround his new home and adopted community. In a country still haunted by the legacy of Salazar's dictatorship, poverty, and migration, tragic stories persist. Sarna embarks on a quest to uncover the truth, exploring the haunted rooms of abandoned houses and palaces. Through his research, he uncovers local family secrets and the dark shadows left by outsiders. The Stranger's Homecoming is a captivating love story to Portugal, but it is also a poignant tale of exile. It tells the story of a man who, in his later years, finds the courage to start anew in a foreign land, believing that even after decades, he can return to the old continent his parents fled over eighty-five years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 486g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 139 x 216 x 23 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781838463052\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Igal Sarna","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44102516408570,"sku":"9781838463052","price":9.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1654856069869_book.jpg?v=1655095382","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-strangers-homecoming-a-house-in-the-alto-minho-portugal-9781838463052","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}