Olive Farm [Paperback]

Carol Drinkwater (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 7, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0349114749 | ISBN-13: 978-0349114743

This 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 book opens the door on a bustling Mediterranean world using Carol Drinkwater's old abandoned villa as the gateway to it. It 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 a 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.

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About the Author

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Time Warner Abacus & Orbit (June 7, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0349114749
• ISBN-13: 978-0349114743
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,287,452 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A nice escape, May 24, 2009

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Marie Mccullough "pilamo" (Mount Clemens, Mi USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Olive Farm (Paperback)

This book is very entertaining. Its a true account of a purchase of an Olive farm in France. I had no idea how complex it is to harvest olives. I was entertained by the local characters and educated as well. I look forward to reading the sequel.

5.0 out of 5 stars You can feel the warmth, January 10, 2012

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Susan Maclean (Sturgeon Bay, WI United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Olive Farm (Paperback)

The warmth of this book comes as much from the author as from her description of the beautiful south of France. This is one of a series on books on her experiences in restoring an olive farm, learning about the olive and its origins and building relationships with people and the place. A series to re-read and imagine being there.