by Tim Parfitt | Jan 1, 2013 | Reviews
Spain Magazine – July 2006 While most holidaymakers and settlers head for the costas, short trippers and culture vultures flock in increasing numbers to the cities, and thirst for books about these is on the rise. The subtitle of Parfitt’s tome, An Englishman’s...
by Tim Parfitt | Jan 1, 2013 | Reviews
OK! Magazine – 25 July 2006 In the late 80s, Tim Parfitt worked for publishers Condé Nast when he was asked to head over to Madrid for a six-week stint to help launch the Spanish Vogue. But six weeks became nine years, and helping out turned into running the...
by Tim Parfitt | Jan 1, 2013 | Reviews
The Daily Mirror – 21 July 2006 Discomfort was not something Tim Parfitt ever had to endure during his 10-year stay in Madrid. A Load of Bull is more a love letter to the city than a guide, and entertainingly charts an ex-pat’s experience of the glamorous side...
by Tim Parfitt | Jan 1, 2013 | Reviews
The Sunday Times – 23 July 2006 ‘Looking for action’ – review by Anthony Sattin. Tim Parfitt’s A Load of Bull is presented as “an Englishman’s adventures in Madrid”, but he is no ordinary Englishman. Or rather, he has his ordinary side and, like most young men...
by Tim Parfitt | Jan 1, 2013 | Reviews
The Daily Express – 7 July 2006 “Taking magazines, Madrileños and bulls by the horn” by Peter Burton.< Aged 18, Tim Parfitt strolled into the London offices of magazine publishers Condé Nast (Vogue, Tatler, House & Garden) and asked for a job. His cheek...
by Tim Parfitt | Jan 1, 2013 | Reviews
In Madrid Magazine – July 2006 Billed as more driving over San Miguel than Driving Over Lemons, less Duende than Donde?, this book tells the story of Tim Parfitt, who, in the early 80s blagged his way into what was supposed to be a six-week job at Condé Nast in...
