The Castilian Suite

by Graham Blackburn

Overview

In 1961 Generalíssimo Franco is still dictator of Spain and Roger Coulter is on his way to Madrid with the beauiful Sarah to write 'The Castilian Suite'. Youthful enthusiasm is no match for the harsh realities of life, however, and composing gives way to a hand-to-mouth existence of scalping tickets to the bullfight, pimping in the Barrio Chino, and an eventual return to a life of rowdy gigs in West Indian and Irish bars in London. Tragedy ensues in New York, followed by corruption in Los Angeles before Roger Coulter returns to his dream.
Life and death, love and despair, with a cast of memorable characters from the sixties on bothsides of the Atlantic.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940045084130
Publisher:	Graham Blackburn
Publication date:	11/12/2012
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	455 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Graham Blackburn wrote his first book, a history of Scotland, when he was eleven years old. Born and educated in London, England, he spent several years in Germany and Spain before moving to the United States to study at the Juilliard School in New York. For the next ten years he lived the life of a rock and roller, playing and recording with groups including Van Morrison, Maria Muldaur, Full Tilt Boogie, and Razmataz.

Having built several houses in Woodstock, NY, he subsequently made a name for himself as a fine furnituremaker lecturing at major schools and national woodworking shows . A frequent contributor to many magazines, including "Fine Woodworking", "Popular Woodworking", and "Woodwork" (of which he was the Editor-in-Chief), as well as publishing his own videoMagazine: "Woodworking in Action", he has also written and illustrated many books on woodworking, housebuilding, and furnituremaking, as well as several books on sailing and philately.

Three of his novels, including "For Love or Money?", "The Castilian Suite", and "The Stanford Solution" are also Smashword publications".