Praise for Mundaca
“Mundaca is a wonderfully compelling tale, a mixture of romance and intrigue woven into the fabric of Basque history, local characters and personal tragedy.
This adventure is told against the extraordinary natural beauty of the town’s location, including one of the most unique waves found anywhere in the world. It’s extremely rare these days to read something that gives genuine insight into what those early years of travel and cultural upheaval were like. Owen Hargreaves has eloquently captured something of those times, and done so from a deeply honest and personal perspective.”
“Owen Hargreaves has written a cracking debut novel that succeeds in combining surf noir, a political thriller and an enigmatic love story with all elements melding and flowing into one another seamlessly, much like a well-shaped board. It’s a slow burn that progressively draws you in as Hargreaves skilfully builds layers of intrigue that pull you deeper. The mystical Spanish rivermouth of the book’s title looms as a central character, reflecting and fuelling the emotional journey of the young Australian surfer at the center of the unfolding drama.”
“Mundaca captures the surfing zeitgeist of the 70s, nailing it on what it was like to be on the road, living the Kerouac dream with a surfboard. Any surfer from that era will relate, but the relationship with Maite is really the heart of the story for me ... the ending twist was a welcome surprise.”
excerpts
Please find below selected excerpts from the novel Mundaca.
- Prologue
- Chapter 7 opening
- The giant swell
