Книга: Carol Drinkwater «Return to the Olive Farm»

Return to the Olive Farm

After sixteen months of travelling round the Mediterranean in search of the ancient secrets of the olive tree, Carol returns to her beloved olive farm in the south of France, to her husband Michel and his burgeoning family. However, the homecoming celebrations are overshadowed by disturbing discoveries. The plight of the honey bee has become an international crisis and Carol is faced with unsettling news about the hives on her own olive farm. While the multinational companies are pushing for 'bigger, better, bumper' crops, a small band of farmers and ecologists are calling for a halt to many of the modern farming malpractices that are endangering the planet. Carol is amongst them. But it puts her own farm, her idyll, under threat. At what point do you turn your back on all that you believe in and all that you have been fighting for? This is the story of how Carol and Michel struggle with some difficult choices, and how they decide to deal with the unavoidable disappointments and...

Издательство: "Phoenix" (2010)

Формат: 130x200, 368 стр.

ISBN: 978-0-7538-2681-2

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Carol Drinkwater

Carol Drinkwater (born April 22 1948 in London) is a British actress and author, made famous by appearing in the televised adaptation of the James Herriot books, "All Creatures Great and Small". She has written a number of children's books and a series of books about her experiences on her olive farm in Provence.

Bibliography

The Olive Series

*"The Olive Farm: A Memoir of Life, Love and Olive Oil in the South of France"
*"The Olive Season: Amour, a New Life and Olives Too"
*"The Olive Harvest: A Memoir of Love, Life and Olives in the South of France"
*"The Olive Route: A Personal Journey to the Heart of the Mediterranean"
*"A Celebration of Olives"
*"The Illustrated Olive Farm"


=My Story=

*"The Hunger: The Diary of Phyllis McCormack, Ireland, 1845-1847"
*"Suffragette: The Diary of Dollie Baxter, London 1909-1913"
*"Twentieth Century Girl: Diary of Flora Bonnington London 1899-1900"

Other Works

*"Akin to Love"
*"Albatross: Complete & Unabridged" (Co-authored with Evelyn Anthony)
*"An Abundance of Rain"
*"Because You're Mine"
*"Crossing the Line: Young Women Talk About Being in Trouble with the Law"
*"The Haunted School"
*"Mapping the Heart"
*"Molly"
*"Molly on the Run"

References

cite web
title = Official website
url = http://www.caroldrinkwater.com/

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cite web
title = Carol Drinkwater
publisher = Orion Publishing Group
url = http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/11318-5/Author-Carol-Drinkwater.htm

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SHORT DESCRIPTION = British actress and author, made famous by appearing in the televised adaptation of the James Herriot books, "All Creatures Great and Small".
DATE OF BIRTH = April 22 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH = London, England, UK
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