The Olive Farm 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 Appassionata and its wonderful olive-groved, sun-drenched world and its unlikely cast of characters.
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
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349114743 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349114749 |
| Title | The Olive Farm |
| Author | Carol Drinkwater |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2001-06-07 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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