Return to the Olive Farm by Carol Drinkwater

Return to the Olive Farm by Carol Drinkwater

Life and love, olive groves and bee hives in Provence - further adventures in the bestselling Olive Farm series from the author of THE FORGOTTEN SUMMER 'Drinkwater is a rare writer who tackles other people brilliantly...Vibrant, intoxicating and heart-warming' SUNDAY EXPRESS

A spellbinding memoir

* CHOICE *
A passionate book about confronting difficult environmental issues * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *

Drinkwater is a rare writer who tackles other people brilliantly..Vibrant, intoxicating and heart-warming

* SUNDAY EXPRESS *

One cannot resist Drinkwater's courage and joie de vivre, nor the enormous appetite and enthusiasm for her subject

-- Wendy Holden * DAILY MAIL *

The new leader of the pack

* THE TIMES *

She writes so well you can almost smell the sun-baked countryside

* BELLA *

Beautifully written with a great sense of humour, it captures perfectly the dreamy atmosphere of the South of France and its people

* WOMAN & HOME *
I love Carol Drinkwater's Olive Farm series about her life in Provence. I read them on the beach, thinking how wonderful a summer in France would be -- Jane Brown * GOOD HOUSEKEEPING *
I found this the most absorbing of Carol Drinkwater's reports from her Provence Olive Farm, a sink or swim account of attempting to free the farm and its inhabitants from the dangerous chemicals needed to bring an Olive crop to fruition. -- Sue Baker * LOVEREADING.CO.UK *
A passionate book about confronting difficult environmental issues. * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *

Best known for her role as Helen Herriot in BBC Television's ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL (for which she was awarded THE VARIETY CLUB TELEVISION PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR AWARD), Carol Drinkwater has enjoyed a long and distinguished career as both an actress and writer. During her acting career she has worked in film, television and theatre. Her credits include working with Laurence Olivier at the National Theatre and Stanley Kubrick on A CLOCKWORK ORANGE.

Carol is the author of six bestselling memoirs: THE OLIVE FARM, THE OLIVE SEASON, THE OLIVE HARVEST, THE OLIVE ROUTE, THE OLIVE TREE and RETURN TO THE OLICE FARM. Carol worked with UNESCO on a lavish documentary film series inspired by her two most recent books, THE OLIVE ROUTE and THE OLIVE TREE. The series is both travel and history based and will follow an Olive Heritage Trail around the Mediterranean Basin. The aim is to celebrate the cultural heritage of this sacred tree. The first transmissions will be in Canada in February and in Germany in April 2013.

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ISBN 13	9780753826812
ISBN 10	075382681X
Title	Return to the Olive Farm
Author	Carol Drinkwater
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Orion Publishing Co
Year published	2011-05-12
Number of pages	368
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.