Orange Bitter, Orange Sweet is the first book in the Seville Trilogy series by author Anthony McDonald.
Seville, late 70’s. The first book in Anthony McDonald’s Seville Trilogy follows the intertwined relationships of six young people – a powerful mix of nationalities and genders – as they enter into a relationship. adult life.

This haunting and deeply felt novel explores the sharp sweetness of young love, the bitterness of betrayal and its consequences.

Once again, Anthony McDonald has succeeded in crafting a wonderful and sometimes intense story about young people finding themselves in Seville. First as strangers to each other, they manage to become real friends. Even though I don’t belong in their world and age, I can still find parts of each character that make them lovable and authentic. The author also brings us a gay couple, James and Borgja, whose relationship grows deeper and stronger even in the face of adversity and the characters’ own weaknesses.

They live in an age and in a society where stable gay couples are not appreciated or in some cases even tolerated and that makes them even more attractive and admired. than. The author’s rich geographic details of Seville and Granada and the author’s obvious love of aviation reminded me of parts of the Dog in the Chapel, Pushing Fifty and Silver City trilogy.

Bitter Orange, Sweet Orange is a gripping novel set in picturesque Spain.
When Pippa inevitably gets a teaching position in Seville, she meets a lot of interesting people – Jeanette, the musical Alexa, Karsten, James and Borja as a couple, and Mark. Events Happen – Pippa falls in love with Mark, and James and Borja’s relationship suffers as each has a lover.

This complexity forms the heart of the story, and the reader participates in both triumph and tragedy in their relationships, as well as those of the other characters.
As with his other novels, the setting is one of the characters in the book and we are treated to evocative depictions of both Spain and her culture.

• Orange Bitter, Orange Sweet

• Seville Trilogy, Book 1
• By: Anthony McDonald

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