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The olive season : amour, a new life, and olives too / Carol Drinkwater.

by Drinkwater, Carol.

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Weidenfeld & Nicholson, an imprint of Orion Books, [2012].

Drinkwater, Carol -- Homes and haunts -- France -- Provence.

Farm life -- France -- Provence.

Provence (France) -- Social life and customs.

9780753829356 (pbk)

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337 p. ; 20 cm.

First published in Great Britain in 2003 by Little, Brown; This paperback edition first published by Weidenfeld & Nicholson in 2006.

"Ups and downs of life amongst the olive groves"--Cover.

"'I scan the terraces, planted with row upon row of ancient olive trees. It is April, late spring. Here in the hills behind the Cote d'Azur the olive groves are delicately blossomed, with their tiny, white-forked flowers. Beyond them, perched halfway up the slope of the hill, our belle epoque villa comes into view. Abounding in balustrade terraces, nestling among cedars and palms, facing out at a south-westerly angle, overlooking the bay of Cannes towards the sun-kissed Mediterranean, there it is, Appassionata, awaiting us...' THE OLIVE FARM told how Carol Drinkwater and partner Michel fell in love with and bought an abandoned Provencal olive farm. Now, in THE OLIVE SEASON, Carol is pregnant and their ever-loyal gardener is leaving to oversee the marriage of his son. Often unassisted, and with new challenges to face, Carol takes on the bulk of the farm work alone. 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 of their olive farm."--Publisher.

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