The Olive Harvest

Download or Read eBook The Olive Harvest PDF written by Carol Drinkwater and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2022-10-11 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Olive Harvest
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Publisher : Open Road Media
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9781504078726
ISBN-13 : 1504078721
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Olive Harvest by : Carol Drinkwater

Book excerpt: The story of life on a French olive farm continues with this moving memoir of hard work, hard luck, and waiting for the return of happiness. Carol Drinkwater and her husband, Michel, arrive at their villa in Provence in anticipation of another glorious summer. Unfortunately, they find the farm unkempt and suffering from lack of rainfall. When their gardener, Monsieur Quashia, finally shows up, he cheerfully explains the shed-building project he’s working on as a surprise for them—a surprise that will send their expenses skyrocketing. But there are bigger problems to come than wild boars tearing through fences and other everyday challenges of farming. After a terrifying accident in Monte Carlo and a hospital stay, Michel is barely functional, and Carol soon realizes she must fend for herself. Burdened with problems from a financial reversal to the threat of nearby wildfires, she will experience firsthand the uncertainties that have plagued farmers since the dawn of agriculture—and hold on to hope that in the end, nature will provide. “A storyteller of great economy and deftness.” —The Telegraph


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