The Real Tenerife website features many of the things we learned from living on, exploring, researching, and writing about Tenerife. But what about the more personal side of trying to live and work on an island which, as Mick Herron’s Jackson Lamb, might remark, moves to the unique rhythm of Tenerife rules?
The Banana Road takes readers behind the scenes of our life. It is an honest, affectionate, and sometimes shocking account of the reality of life in the ‘real’ Tenerife.
The Banana Road by Andrea Montgomery
When Andy and Jack walk away from their successful careers, leaving family, friends and Manchester to move to the Canary Islands, they hope to find a new adventure and quality time together in the sun. What they do not expect to encounter is the intriguing, often amusing and sometimes downright bizarre cast of characters that inhabit their new, sub-tropical world. Buying a small house on a pitch ‘n’ putt golf course surrounded by banana plantations in the north of Tenerife, they set about trying to earn a living while getting to know the eccentric neighbour who hints at a double life as an espionage agent; the Disney Gang; and a white cat with no tail, an Eric Cantona attitude and a penchant for torture. An arrest and a sudden death turn their world upside down and open the door to a series of seemingly unrelated incidents. As Jesus takes up residence in the bottom of the garden and paradise begins to unravel, the shocking truth is finally uncovered and Andy and Jack face losing everything.
“This is a remarkable story, told with wit and warmth. You won’t be able to put The Banana Road down once you start it.” Helen Mort, author of Black Car Burning
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