The Olive Season
Carol Drinkwater
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Moving on from The Olive Farm, The Olive Season sees Carol and Michel taking on an entirely new challenge: pregnancy. As ever, nothing goes entirely to plan and Carol writes wonderfully of her struggles and triumphs on her cherished olive farm.
The Olive Farm series:
1. The Olive Farm
2. The Olive Season
3. The Olive Harvest
4. The Olive Route
5. The Olive Tree
6. Return to the Olive Farm
Synopsis
The Olive Season by Carol Drinkwater
Second in the trilogy from the bestselling author of The Olive Farm and The Olive Harvest.
"I scan the terraces, planted with row upon row of ancient olive trees. It is April, late spring. Here in the hills behind the Cote d'Azur the olive groves are delicately blossomed, with their tiny, white-forked flowers. Beyond them, perched halfway up the slope of the hill, our belle epoque villa comes into view. Abounding in balustrade terraces, nestling among cedars and palms, facing out at a south-westerly angle, overlooking the bay of Cannes towards the sun-kissed Mediterranean, there it is, Appassionata, awaiting us..."
The Olive Farm told how Carol Drinkwater and partner Michel fell in love with and bought an abandoned Provencal olive farm. Now, in The Olive Season, Carol is pregnant and their ever-loyal gardener is leaving to oversee the marriage of his son. Often unassisted, and with new challenges to face, Carol takes on the bulk of the farm work alone. Water is, as ever, a costly problem, and she goes in search of a diviner who promises almost magical results. But, as the harvest season approaches, dramatic events cast dark shadows of their olive farm.
Reviews
‘Captures the heart of Provence and its people perfectly’ SUNDAY EXPRESS
‘A spellbinding memoir and a must for anyone who dreams of moving to a kinder climate and starting a new life’ CHOICE
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Publication date
3rd May 2006Author
Carol DrinkwaterMore books by Carol Drinkwater
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Publisher
Orion Publishing CoFormat
Paperback352 pages
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TravelBiography / AutobiographyeBook Favourites
Travel writingAutobiography: generalISBN
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