The Olive Farm
A Memoir of Life, Love and Olive Oil in the South of France
2004
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Abridged edition
Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) (Verlag)
978-0-7528-6586-7 (ISBN)
Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) (Verlag)
978-0-7528-6586-7 (ISBN)
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First of Carol Drinkwater's wonderful books to be published in audio and CD. CD contains a bonus track interview with Carol Drinkwater. 'Beautifully written with a great sense of humour, it captures perfectly the dreamy atmosphere of the South of France and its people.' - Woman & Home. Abridged edition.
'All my life, I have dreamed of acquiring a crumbling, shabby-chic house overlooking the sea. In my mind's eye, I have pictured a corner of paradise where friends can gather to swim, relax, debate, eat fresh fruits picked directly from the garden and great steaming plates of food served from an al fresco kitchen and dished up on to a candlelit table the length of a railway sleeper...'
When Carol Drinkwater and her partner Michel have the opportunity to buy 10 acres of disused olive farm in Provence, the idea seems absurd. After all, they don't have a lot of money and they've only been together a little while.
THE OLIVE FARM is the story of the highs and lows of purchasing the farm and life in Provence: the local customs and cuisine; the threats of fire and adoption of a menagerie of animals; the potential financial ruin and the thrill of harvesting their own olives - especially when they are discovered to produce the finest extra-virgin olive oil...
'All my life, I have dreamed of acquiring a crumbling, shabby-chic house overlooking the sea. In my mind's eye, I have pictured a corner of paradise where friends can gather to swim, relax, debate, eat fresh fruits picked directly from the garden and great steaming plates of food served from an al fresco kitchen and dished up on to a candlelit table the length of a railway sleeper...'
When Carol Drinkwater and her partner Michel have the opportunity to buy 10 acres of disused olive farm in Provence, the idea seems absurd. After all, they don't have a lot of money and they've only been together a little while.
THE OLIVE FARM is the story of the highs and lows of purchasing the farm and life in Provence: the local customs and cuisine; the threats of fire and adoption of a menagerie of animals; the potential financial ruin and the thrill of harvesting their own olives - especially when they are discovered to produce the finest extra-virgin olive oil...
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.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 6.5.2004 |
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| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 142 x 130 mm |
| Gewicht | 215 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Europa | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7528-6586-2 / 0752865862 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7528-6586-7 / 9780752865867 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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