The Olive Harvest
a memoir of love, old trees, and olive oil
$39.34
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
10 October 2011
Summary
The Olive Harvest: A Season of Loss and Rediscovery in Provence
‘The stars shimmer like spilled handfuls of glitter. The day is beginning to rise with a faint mist. As I turn my head, ghostly halos, auras of light, appear and disappear… The silence is truly awesome. Not a bird, not a whisper of wind, not a breath of life. Only the two of us, a most implausible pair, standing shoulder to shoulder gazing upon an awakening heaven.’
Returning to their home after an extended abse…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753829363 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0753829363 |
| Author: | Carol Drinkwater |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 10 October 2011 |
| Weight: | 292g |
| Dimensions: | 134mm x 201mm x 28mm |
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Beautifully written with a great sense of humour, it captures perfectly the dreamy atmosphere of the South of France and its people– WOMAN AND 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 *
Drinkwater is a rare writer who tackles other people brilliantly…Vibrant, intoxicating and heart-warming
* SUNDAY EXPRESS *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 *The new leader of the pack
* THE TIMES *Refreshingly honest, this book brings alive the unknown side of Provence, and, as always, ensnares readers in a web of sheer delight
* GOOD BOOK GUIDE *Beautifully written with a great sense of humour, it captures perfectly the dreamy atmosphere of the South of France and its people
* WOMAN & HOME *About The Author
Carol Drinkwater
Actress Carol Drinkwater is probably best known for her role as Helen Herriot in the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small. Also an accomplished novelist, she has achieved bestselling status with her much-loved memoirs of life on an olive farm in Provence.
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