Product Description

"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...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #79295 in Books
• Published on: 2006-05-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

WAITROSE FOOD ILLUSTRATED (1.4.06)
'This beautifully photographed book is the follow-up to her much-loved Olive Trilogy.'

Review
'These engaging memoirs describe life at Appassionate...Carol guides us through the trails and tribulations of producing olive oil. What comes across is her love affair with a farm and a way of life that is utterly captivating...[an] exquisite collection.' (GOOD BOOK GUIDE )

'it beautifully underlines Carol's double love affair with Michel and with Provence.' (LIVING EDGE (1.1.06) )

'This beautifully photographed book is the follow-up to her much-loved Olive Trilogy.' (WAITROSE FOOD ILLUSTRATED (1.4.06) )

GOOD BOOK GUIDE
'These engaging memoirs describe life at Appassionate...Carol guides us through the trails and tribulations of producing olive oil. What comes across is her love affair with a farm and a way of life that is utterly captivating...[an] exquisite collection.'

Customer Reviews

The Illustrated Olive Farm.
This is the perfect gift for anyone that has enjoyed The Olive Farm, The Olive Season or The Olive Harvest. I had built up vivid pictures in my mind of René, the pool, Mr Q, the olive trees and the book confirmed that my imaginings were accurate. The photgraphy is wonderful and the book is a great insight in to life with the olives and all that that involves. There are wonderful pictures of the dogs, family, friends, even the dreaded wild boar. Recipes as well. I loved this book!

The Olive Farm
I picked this book up on the ferry returning from a holiday in France along with the next book in the trilogy,

I am now about 2/3rds through the first book and have loved every bit of it so far Carol is every bit as good a writer as she is an actress she writes with such passion and such a humerous but factual way that you are transported there yourself you are living the dream with them and sharing the ups and downs of such a huge project.
It is one of the best books i have ever read its funny, its sad, its informative, it makes you want to have a better life for yourself and its a great way to unwind the stresses of modern life and drift you off to another world as you sleep.

Fantastic
Having read the 'trilogy' Olive Farm, Olive Season and Olive Harvest, this book puts your minds images into photographs. Carols writing comes alive with the pictures as you can so clearly relate them to the tales and experiences she has shared with her readers. The book is definately worth the money as the photographs are superb and a credit to her husband. I've just bought her lastest book and can't wait to read it.