Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #29753 in Books
• Published on: 2007-06-13
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 448 pages

Wendy Holden, THE DAILY MAIL
'one cannot resist Drinkwater's courage and joie de vivre, nor the enormous appetite and enthusiasm she has for her subject'

Review
'one cannot resist Drinkwater's courage and joie de vivre, nor the enormous appetite and enthusiasm she has for her subject' (Wendy Holden THE DAILY MAIL )

'Drinkwater has a sharp eye for character, and the people who populate The Olive Route will not disappoint her fans....' (Danuta Keane THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY )

'an inspiring and captivating read.....a lively, often humorous account, providing a fabulous insight to the olive route.' (Rhona Wells MIDDLE EAST MAGAZINE )

'the adventures involved in the spread of the olive are colourful and intriguing' (TRAVELLER )

'part travel journal, part food story, and a social account of the eastern Mediterranean.' (THE SUNDAY BUSINESS POST )

'Carol is an engaging travelling companion with an infectious enthusiasm for her subject.' (CHOICE )

'this lively, well-paced narrative.' (BBC GOOD FOOD MAGAZINE )

'her sensitive and detailed descriptions give the reader a clear image of the fascinating destinations on her route' (COTEDAZUR.COM )

Rhona Wells, MIDDLE EAST MAGAZINE
'an inspiring and captivating read.....a lively, often humorous account, providing a fabulous insight to the olive route.'

Customer Reviews

Tour de force
A tour de force from Carol Drinkwater in this, the fourth in her Olive series. The joy of this book is in the pen pictures that she creates of the unusual characters that she encounters on her journey. An inspiringly honest and "warts and all" look at her journey in pursuit of the origin of the first olive trees in cultivation. It is a refreshing read among some of the more saccharine tomes of her contemporary writers on life in the Mediterranean. Put your feet up and be transported.

Wonderful
I loved this book. It's an incredibly evocative, engaging and informative journey round the Mediterranean in search of the secrets and traditions of the olive. Carol travels by herself, sometimes to dangerous locations such as Libya and Lebanon but at all times her enthusiasm and passion for the olive shine through. Highly recommended.

more olives!
I thoroughly enjoyed Carol Drinkwater's 'Olive' series and was delighted to hear of a fourth volume. I was, however, somewhat disappointed. She seems to be carried away by her enthusiam and her prose, in places, borders on the 'purple'. I was constantly irritated by the excessive and sometimes inappropriate use of adjectives and adverbs. Having said that the book provides a fascinating insight into the current situation in those troubled countries surrounding the Mediterranean as seen through the eyes of the local inhabitants. Carol Drinkwater is to be congratulated on her courage in penetrating beyond the tourist route into many dangerous places and for the speed with which she translated her experiences into print.