The Olive Farm

by Carol Drinkwater Narrated by Carol Drinkwater

Overview

For many, Carol Drinkwater will be forever remembered for her part as the wholesome Helen Herriot in the television series 'All Creatures Great and Small'. But since being a successful actress in England, she has spent the past thirteen years in France with her husband Michel. This is the story of her new life, of 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 slowly coming to understand the workings and life of a vivacious Provencal community - opening the door to vibrant Mediterranean world...

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

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

A spellbinding memoir

—CHOICE

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

—DAILY MAIL

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

—SUNDAY EXPRESS

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

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171568146
Publisher:	W. F. Howes Ltd
Publication date:	08/01/2010
Series:	Olive , #1
Edition description:	Unabridged

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