Reviews for Olive Season

The average rating for Olive Season based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-12-29 00:00:00 Jean-claude Freymond 4★ Combine the following ingredients: 'a Polynesian-like wedding in Aitutaki 'the birds and the bees and a life beginning 'a walk on the red carpet at Cannes 'a dinner party on the Côte d'Azur 'the Russian mafia 'a life ending 'chèvre sprinkled with nuts on a warm baguette 'fruit and more fruit 'an eclipse of the sun 'gourmet handmade marshmallows (surely only in France) 'a water diviner who only drinks champagne 'olives and more olives And you have actress/writer Carol Drinkwater's reflections on life at a formerly abandoned olive farm in the south of France. If my dreams came true I would be there now drinking wine and eating olives and cheese while the bees hum and make honey just for me. But since I live in reality, I vicariously do so from the comfort of my home (sans the challenges the author faced) by using my imagination and inspiration derived from her enchanting real life tale in passages like these: "The sky, the light, the land are a delicate chromatic tapestry; the chalky earth is as pale as faded butter or goat's cheese, the sloping fields are a deep, inviting amethyst and the cloudless blue sky seems almost in reach. My head out of the window, I inhale the piquantly aromatic herbs, brush plants and trees…What a paradise for bees."

Review # 2 was written on 2008-05-20 00:00:00 Joyce Hoinski I'm finding myself gorging on these books. They have been a fabulous way to relax after the last few stressful weeks of the semester. I'm loving reading about the further adventures encountered by Michele and Carol as they retore more of their farm to production of first class olive oil. My only complaint is that all her talk of the wonderful fresh foods of the region are making me hungry for things like goat cheese with herbs and good olives. Both of which are not a normal part of our diet. But it encourages me to check out some more offerings at the market on our next shopping trip. See where this book travels to next, at: