Reviews

Escaping the hamster wheel of daily life in your home country is the stuff of dreams for millions. Keidi Keating is one of those who turned the dream into reality. Choosing to cut all ties with her life in London, Keidi moved lock, stock and barrel to southern Spain. Five years later and she’s still there.

As Keidi quickly discovers, life in Spain isn’t all a bed of rosas. Even on the sun-drenched Costa del Sol, it can pour with rain, jobs are few and far between and well-paid ones almost non-existent. The expat community is a weird mix and making lasting friendships can be as frustrating as finding a good job. But if you stick it out and Keidi does, Spain is a land of opportunities. After five years on her Spanish roller coaster, Keidi has found plenty.

Moving abroad is probably one of the most challenging things life can throw at you, but with perseverance, the right attitude and a bit of luck, it’s also one of life’s most rewarding as Keidi finds out. This refreshing and light-hearted look at relocation is a welcome addition to the many books on Spain. Enjoy!

Joanna Styles

Joanna Styles also successfully relocated to southern Spain where she has lived for the last 20 years. Joanna is a freelance writer and the author of several books on relocation and Spain. Joanna can be contacted at info@joannastyles.com.

Sol Searching is an enlightening and humorous journey of a determined young lady, with the guts to turn her dream into a reality. I laughed so hard at certain chapters I nearly fell off my chair. I only hope there’ll be a part two…

Steve Hall

Sol Searching is the unusual tale of a young woman battling the odds to create a new life for herself in Spain, whilst setting up a successful new magazine. Brutally honest and engaging, Sol Searching should be read by anyone thinking of moving to a different country.

Nick Snelling

This is an honest account of one girl’s arrival in Spain. It’s observational, self-deprecating, has some great characters and many laugh out loud moments. It’s written in a similar style to the Sentinella magazine, because after all we all have a certain writing voice, and Keidi honours that. Most people like The Sentinella because it’s fun and light-hearted and this is exactly what Sol Searching is. I admire anyone who sits down a writes and book and then goes on to publish it, so well done Keidi.

Hannah Davis

Well done Keidi, your book is great. I couldn’t stop giggling from the time I picked it up till the end of Chapter 24. I love your light-hearted approach and some of your character descriptions. I

hope you’ll be writing more books in the future.

Mandy Rogers

This is an excellent, read – one I could not put down until I had finished the last page only yesterday. It had me laughing, crying and nodding in agreement throughout.
I can relate well to this book, being a similar age to Keidi and having moved to Singapore on my own to start a new life adventure. Many of the quirky stories i can relate to so well, as I am sure many other 20 somethings can, whether living in a new country or not!
This book has inspired me to continue living out my dreams abroad.
Well done Keidi on a book well written. I look forward to reading more in the future.

Mary Clauster

Sol Searching is a great way to switch off and de-stress. I would recommend it to everyone. Keidi Keating is an A* writer. Thanks for sharing your move to Spain with us…

Peter Williams