The Olive Farm: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Olive Oil in the South of France

When Carol Drinkwater and her fianc&eacute, Michel, are given the opportunity to purchase ten acres of an abandoned olive farm in the South of France, they find the region's splendor impossible to resist. Using their entire savings as a down payment, the couple embark on an adventure that brings them in contact with the charming countryside of Provence, its querulous personalities, petty bureaucracies, and extraordinary wildlife. From the glamour of Cannes and the Isles of L&eacuterins to the charm of her own small plot of land-which she transforms from overgrown weeds into a thriving farm-Drinkwater triumphantly relates how she realized her dream of a peaceful, meaningful life.

Author: Carol Drinkwater
Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
Published: 06/25/2002
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.35w x 0.77d
ISBN13: 9780142001301
ISBN10: 0142001309
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Biography & Autobiography | Memoirs

About the Author
Carol Drinkwater is a multi-award-winning actress who is best known for her portrayal of Helen Herriot in the BBC television series All Creatures Great and Small, and is the author of more than 20 books, both fiction and nonfiction. Her quartet of memoirs set on her olive farm in the south of France have sold more than a million copies worldwide, and her solo journey through the Mediterranean in search of the olive tree's mythical secrets inspired a five-part documentary film series. Carol lives in the south of France, where she is writing her next novel.