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The Olive Farm Carol Drinkwater

The Olive Farm By Carol Drinkwater

The Olive Farm by Carol Drinkwater


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Summary

This is actress Carol Drinkwater's lyrical account of a new life in France: the trials and tribulations of acquiring an olive farm, restoring it and farming the olives; and the overcoming of the heartache in taking on a "new" French family and understanding the workings of a Provencal community.

The Olive Farm Summary

The Olive Farm: A Memoir of Life, Love and Olive Oil by Carol Drinkwater

THE OLIVE FARM is television actress Carol Drinkwater's lyrical account of a new life in France; about her house Appassionata and the trials and tribulations of acquiring an olive farm, restoring it, farming the olives, overcoming the heartaches of taking on a 'new' *French family and understanding slowly the workings and lifestyle of a vivacious Provencal community. THE OLIVE FARM opens the door on a bustling Mediterranean world using Carol Drinkwater's old abandoned villa as the gateway to it. The book explores the local landscape, the various al fresco jazz festivals, the colourful carnival in Nice, the local cuisine, meals around an oval wooden table, the cycle of olive farming and pressing, local wines, Carol's bizarre friendship with a toothless Arab gardener, hours whiled away in magnificent hammock lugged all the way from northern Brazil because its colours were an exact match for the slatted wooden shutters, and Picasso's museum at Antibes. It is a celebration of Appassioinata and its wonderful olive-groved, sun-drenched world and its unlikely cast of characters.

The Olive Farm Reviews

The new leader of the pack THE TIMES Beautifully written with a great sense of humour, it captures perfectly the dreamy atmosphere of the south of France and its people WOMAN AND HOME Charming and well written DAILY MAIL A spellbinding memoir CHOICE

About Carol Drinkwater

Alongside a distinguished acting career - Carol Drinkwater was Helen Herriot in BBC TV's ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL and appeared on stage with Julie Christie in Pinter's OLD TIMES - Carol is a novelist and screenwriter.

Additional information

GOR001190023
9780316857635
0316857637
The Olive Farm: A Memoir of Life, Love and Olive Oil by Carol Drinkwater
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Little, Brown & Company
2001-06-07
352
N/A
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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - The Olive Farm