I grew up wanting to visit Spain, when I finally did in 1998 I fell in love. Truth be known, I really fell in love with the Southern part of Spain or Andalusia and in particular with the city known as “Sevilla”

If you love literature as I do, you probably have heard many tales of “Don Juan Tenorio” that famous character personifying romance, bravery, and the essence and soul of Andalusia. When I heard the title of this book called “The Lost Diary of Don Juan”, I had to have it.

I normally have 2 or 3 books going at a time, but in this case, once I started, I could not put it down. Descriptions of Seville, its people, and its lore kept me glued to this one book until I finished. I even came to believe that many of the places described by Mr. Abrams were ones we had visited, after all much of the action takes place in the Barrio Santa Cruz where we stayed in the quaint local Hotel Murillo.

What an adventure! Mr. Abrams takes you through the life of a “Seducer” and brings you to his discovery of the true meaning of love and how to achieve it. Don Juan passion develops before your very eyes and you get to appreciate the lessons that lead him to find happiness. Interspersed throughout the book, you get history as it happened, tales of the Spanish Inquisition.

For those not familiar with the Spanish language the Glossary is perfect. You may even want to glance over it at the beginning so you are fully prepared to enjoy the trip back to Seville’s glorious time of Romance and Adventure.

One last thing, when you have finished reading this book, you will probably want to start planning the vacation of a lifetime to Seville, Spain, where you will undoubtedly relive the adventures described throughout the pages of The Lost Diary of Don Juan.

This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. Beautifully written and full of adventure.