The Reluctant Expat

Part One - Surprised by Spain

De: Alan Laycock

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

THE RELUCTANT EXPAT is Alan Laycock’s light-hearted account of his transition to life in a new country. Alan has no desire to move to Spain, but his sister Cathy and brother-in-law Bernie are going regardless, so he decides to tag along. Despite his initial pessimism, he soon sees that life in their new home has more to offer than he first suspected, and by befriending a pair of local oldies he finds surprising new opportunities opening up to him. A coin dealer by trade and an idler by nature, his new, dynamic attitude surprises Cathy, Bernie and, most of all, himself, as he gets to grips with the language, tries out new activities and embraces the outdoor life. When the bar in the nearby village is reopened by two enterprising ladies, he also begins to realise that bachelorhood may not be his destiny after all. ***The Reluctant Expat: The Story So Far - Parts One to Four is now available in one volume at a reduced price.***

Entertaining but distracted by AI narration

I wasn’t expecting an epic novel so I found the book entertaining, and it quenched my thirst for more stories about moving to Spain. However, I could not avoid getting annoyed by the consistent mispronunciation of the most basic Spanish words by the AI narration. It was also awkward at times when it paused unnaturally. Please keep hiring humans to read books .