How would any of us feel if we could meet our teenage selves, a ghost on the road? Everything Passes, Everything Remains is a confluence of journeys, made by Chris Dolan, his friends, and writers before him. It's a bit about cycling, a bit about walking, and a bit about buses. It's a kind of travelogue, over time, and through some lesser-known parts of Spain. It's an obsession with Spain's writers and its history, from the Inquisition to the Civil War to the questions it faces as a country today. What makes a nation, or a family for that matter, or a group of friends? In many ways it's as much about Dolan's native Scotland as Spain. But mostly, it's about the highs and lows of growing up and growing older - how the past plays merry hell with the present. About friendship, loss, music, memory, and the demons that follow us as we try to make sense of our history and our place in the world.

A blend of travel writing and memoir that follows in the footsteps of the great commentators of Spain: Laurie Lee, Gerald Brenan and Richard Ford; Strong public interest in the affairs of both Spain and Scotland and the questions they face around nationhood; Dolan is a multi-award-winning and well-connected author, poet, scriptwriter and playwright, often adapting and translating from Spanish as well as scripting for other authors.

About the Author
Award-winning novelist, scriptwriter, playwright and lecturer Chris Dolan was born in Glasgow, where he lives and works today. A former International Consultant for UNESCO, he has had a lifelong fascination with Spain. His numerous writing awards include the McKitterick Prize for his first novel, Ascension Day, the Macallan/Scotland on Sunday Short Story Prize, the Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial Award and a shortlisting for a Saltire Society literary award.

Reviews
"The warmth of friendship and wanderlust of retirement, making good on decades of dreaming - Everything Passes, Everything Remains is brilliantly relatable, a personal journey shared candidly, painting a vivid picture of Spain with self-deprecating Scottish humour." Mark Beaumont; "Magical. A story for our times and what it is to be alive now.' Elaine C Smith; "Everything Passes, Everything Remains is the multi-talented Dolan's 'My Back Pages': a rich, evocative ramble through Spain, history and memory. It's a constant delight." Graeme Macrae Burnet; "A treat from start to finish... To those who love life, read this book." David Hayman; "You can be gallus enough to busk across Spain but your demons and weaknesses still come with you ... Chris Dolan celebrates the power of cycling to link his friendships, music and the Iberian ways of life." Alan Brown;"A life remembered, a past revisited, proof of the healing power of friendship... thoughtful, hopeful and beautifully written." Colin Blane, cyclist and former BBC Europe Correspondent



Book Information
ISBN 9781912235780
Author Chris Dolan
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Saraband
Publisher Saraband