When I set out to produce a bed time story for grown ups I realized that pictures would be essential. I wanted the magic of the words to be magnified by the illustrations upon the page.
Days were spent searching the internet, looking for the type of images which most closely reflected the feel of the book. When at last I came across these old postcard photographs their playful sense of love, hope and innocence had me at once under their spell.
Without hesitation, I contacted Ernest Hole from Images Spain and he generously allowed me their use. Ernest is but one of the many helping hands behind the scenes whose involvement has helped to make The Gypsy Chronicles what it is ~ which is to say very special indeed.
Ernest has in his archives boxes and boxes of old Spanish images, most of which have not seen the light of day for decades. The ones which are on display, can be seen on his remarkable website: Imagespain.com
About Ernest, he is a British Expat who moved to Spain 17 years ago. He resides in a 16th century palace in Malaga. The palace is too large for just one man, he says, and so over the years, he has transformed it into something of a boutique hotel, which he rents to tourists. Take a virtual tour at: TheTorroxTownhouse.co.uk