Blue Skies & Black Olives by John Humphrys
Radio 4 Today presenter and national treasure John Humphrys' funny and engaging memoir of building a home in Greece with his son Christopher.
a very funny tome * Daily Telegraph *
hilarious * Daily Mail *
a profoundly instructive course in the idiosyncrasies of Greek law, custom and culture..entertainingly chronicled * Saga *
A sparky, funny, exasperated story that brings Humphrys and his family together in trying but also tender circumstances. * Iain Finlayson, Times *
'John Humphrys was born to be combative... His cellist son Christopher acts as a gentle foil. Between them they amusingly blend the genres of misery memoir and Mediterranean escapist idyll * FT Weekend *
Entertaining * The Lady *
hilarious * Independent on Sunday *
hilarious * Daily Mail *
a profoundly instructive course in the idiosyncrasies of Greek law, custom and culture..entertainingly chronicled * Saga *
A sparky, funny, exasperated story that brings Humphrys and his family together in trying but also tender circumstances. * Iain Finlayson, Times *
'John Humphrys was born to be combative... His cellist son Christopher acts as a gentle foil. Between them they amusingly blend the genres of misery memoir and Mediterranean escapist idyll * FT Weekend *
Entertaining * The Lady *
hilarious * Independent on Sunday *
John Humphrys has reported from all over the world for the BBC and presented its frontline news programmes on both radio and television, in a broadcasting career spanning forty years. He has won a string of national awards and been described as a 'national treasure'. He owned a dairy farm for ten years and has homes in Greece and London.
Christopher Humphrys is John Humphrys' eldest son. He has lived in Greece for the past sixteen years and is a cellist with the hugely popular Camerata Orchestra based in Athens.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340978849 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340978848 |
| Title | Blue Skies & Black Olives |
| Author | John Humphrys |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2010-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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