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3rd September 2010
La Torre de Dalt, Girona, Catalunya, Spain
Price £750, 7 nights
A unique holiday of books, good food, conversation and relaxation
Near Banyoles & Girona with guest speakers
Based in a beautiful mansion with a pool.
- Ensuite private rooms
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Baronial mansion
- Special guests: Clare Dudman, Ann Cleeves, Adam Nevill & Charles Lambert
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Daily book
discussions
- From £500(shared)
- High quality local gastronomy
Booklovers is like a cross between a literary festival and a luxury poolside holiday with great guests and good food. Come along and enjoy a holiday in good company - ideal for singles and those coming along as a couple or with friends.
The atmosphere is always relaxed and covivial. The accommodation is a stunning 16th century mansion, situated offf the beaten track in the woodlands near Banyoles lake. It's near fabulous historic towns like Girona and Besalu. All rooms are private with en-suites. Shared prices are available on request.
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Includes:
- Continental breakfast
- Buffet lunch
- 3 course evening meal with wine
- Daily "book group" discussions
- Guest author presentations
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Very Special Guests:
Clare Dudman: A Place of Meadows and Tall Trees
Ann Cleeves: Blue Lightening
Adam Nevill: Apartment 16
Charles Lambert: Any Human Face
If you are looking for a relaxing holiday which is slightly different - Booklovers is for you. Don't worry our middle name is 'stress free' and it's not a 'course' or a conference. It's simply like being on holiday with friends in a very special place. 2010 is the 4th year for this original holiday. It is a great week - and once you've tasted it, you may well want to come back for more!
Lee says: 'I'm very pleased to see Clare coming back in 2010 with her latest novel and I'm interested to know what happened on her recent jaunt to China - which she tells me was inspired by both WG Sebald & 7daywonder... More special guests to be confirmed...'
Previously on 7daywonder:
Eliza Graham
Andy Secombe
Chris Keil
Charles Palliser
Chris Simms
Jane Rogers
Clare Dudman
Maggie Hamand
Crysse Morrison
Clare Colvin
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The venue
is a 16th century Baronial stone house; carefully renovated with en-suite bathrooms, 3 floors and lots of space. There is a beautiful covered terrace that overlooks the swimming pool - both with views down the green valley .
See more pictures of the house:
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The week is entirely flexible. A real, relaxing holiday in Catalonia. Meet people, talk, enjoy fantastic food and try local wines. Your host and chef, Lee who has been running 7daywonder holidays and cooking 'great food' for the last 7 years in Spain will be on hand at all times. There is a day off for you to do as you please.
The house is a close to Girona and the lake of Banyoles, it's common for guests to stroll down to the lake through the verdant valley (an hour) and have coffee watching rowers and boats on the water.
There will be daily discussions or 'chats' where Lee of 7DW will chair the session. "We'll start with the book of the day from our list - and then with a bit of gentle guidance let the group decide where they want the conversation to go... we'll try and keep it bookish: but who knows where we might end up...."
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But don't forget,
none of this is compulsory. If you want to talk about your favourite
book, or your life-changing book or even your worst book...
feel free... you're here to relax, open a book, doze by the pool... enjoy...
Biographies
Clare Dudman was born in North Wales. She is a member of the Welsh Academy. Her books include children’s novel Edge of Danger, Wegener's Jigsaw and 98 Reasons for Being.
To research her latest novel, A Place of Meadows and Tall Trees she travelled across the Patagonian desert in a bus, and then took 'The Old Patagonian Express' in the Andes.
Ann Cleeves has written over 23 novels. Her novel Raven Black won the coveted and prestigious Duncan Lawrie Dagger award and her books have been translated into 16 languages. Ann lives in Tyneside.
Charles Lambert was born in Lichfield in 1953. After brief periods in Ireland, Portugal and London he settled in Italy in 1976. His debut novel, Little Monsters was for John Harding, of the Daily Mail, 'beautifully written and crafted, and more compelling than many thrillers.'
Adam Nevill lives and works in London. His debut novel was titled Banquet for the Damned: 'pleasingly steeped in genre, yet he consciously tries to swirl in something new.' He is considered in the industry to be 'one of horror's rising stars.'
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"It's like being a guest in a country house... good conversation with people who have the common thread of an interest in books - interesting combination of being very relaxing while stimulating at the same time.... The food was fantastic."
Isobel - Booklovers Tales, February 2008
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Booking: please email for a place and a booking form.
If you have any questions like: I'm travelling alone, is it difficult to find?
Please email me. And the answer to the above is:
I will do all I can to make sure your journey to us is straightforward and you can travel with confidence.
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