Product Description

Carol Drinkwater's bestselling The Olive Farm told the lyrical tale of her real-life romance with partner Michel and an abandoned Provencal olive farm which they fell in love with and bought. In The Olive Season Carol is now pregnant and their ever-loyal Arab gardener is leaving to oversee the marrying off of his last son. Often unassisted, and with new challenges to face, she takes on the bulk of the farm work along. 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 over their olive farm.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #116030 in Books
• Published on: 2003-03-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Synopsis
Carol Drinkwater's "The Olive Farm" told the lyrical tale of her real-life romance with partner Michel and an abandoned Provencal olive farm which they fell in love with and bought - a double love story, recounting with wit, warmth and detail the couple's attempts to bring their dreams to life. "The Olive Season" begins with their realisation of another dream, a tropical island wedding. Returning to France, they find ever-reliable Arab gardener Quashia is leaving to marry off his youngest son. It is a bad blow. To gain the coveted AOC rating, Carol needs to plant a further 250 olive trees. Now, pregnant and often unassisted, she will have to do the bulk of the farm work. She struggles to find a water diviner to check for sources on the property. Then there is the matter of locating an elusive beekeeper who she hopes will place hives on the land in exchange for honey. As the harvest season approaches, dramatic tensions cast dark shadows over the olive farm. "The Olive Season" entices readers back into Carol and Michel's vibrant Mediterranean world.

About the Author
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. Carol Drinkwater is working with UNESCO to help found an Olive Heritage Trail around the Mediterranean Basin. The aim is to create peace within the region and honour the heritage of this sacred tree. 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.

Customer Reviews

Not so much a book as...
.. a load of celebrity twaddle.! A very poor sequel although her previous book was at times hard to read. I quickly grew tired of the word wandering the smug narrative and tiresome, irritating and sickly self congratulating. I simply could not get beyond chapter three.
Time to put a ban on fading 'stars' to 'share' their life changing experiences with us.
Loved the dust jacket though.

Peter Mayle you have a lot to answer for!

Don't overthink it just enjoy
Every bit as good as the first book and I can't account for the disappointment of some reviewers. It's more of the same but isn't that what you hope for in a sequel?

Definitely a great read in darkest winter when you can't imagine ever feeling the sun shining on your face and when our sad tomatoes, even the pricey vine ones, are cold shivering half ripe things irradiated into tastelessness. I like Carol and Michel and I enjoy reading about their lives particularly the fact that nothing comes easy or securely if you work in the media.

A cosy yet honest read. Carol is brave to write so frankly about her own life and you can see the heartache of life is always closely linked to the idyll she and Michel create . This book is being rationed and I'm going to try and save number 3 for February probably the worst month of all.

Curtailed review of a reader
Having written two reviews on books published by Carol Drinkwater, Olive Season and Olive Harvest both now withdrawn by someone at Amazon as to critical. It does beg the question of seeking readers reviews when you are constrained to any other comment than pure praise for the Author!!( See Amazon's Conditions of use)
So in that context, I won't say what I feel about the Author's scribblings other than to say read the book by all means if you find it at your local libery,car boot sale or given as a present!