The Penguin Spanish Phrase Book

This is the little book I took to Mexico with me when I was researching my book of inter-related short stories, MEXICAN AUTUMN. All the stories are set in the little Mexican fishing village of Bahia de los angeles in Baja California. Thanks to this Spanish Phrase Book, I was able to make myself understood with little difficulty. All I had to remember was to speak like Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez (all you classic movie fans will recall that name)! Of course, understanding the often mumbled replies was quite another matter. "No entiendo. Repita eso, y hable despacio, por favor" ("I don't understand. Repeat that, and speak more slowly, please") became my constant refrain. And that's just a sample of the hundreds of useful phrases in this excellent little book.