Book description
The stars shimmer like spilled handfuls of glitter. The day is
beginning to rise with a faint mist. As I turn my head, ghostly halos,
auras of light, appear and disappear ... The silence is truly awesome.
Not a bird, not a whisper of wind, not a breath of life. Only the two of
us, a most implausible pair, standing shoulder to shoulder gazing upon
an awakening heaven Returning to their home after an extended absence
Carol and her husband Michel are looking forward to summer together on
the farm. A shocking blow leaves Carol alone and the future is
uncertain. Feeling isolated and with no olives to harvest, Carol
ventures beyond the farm to explore other aspects of Provencal life -
from hunting to bee-keeping, the ancient language to the ever-present
demands of family and friends. And ultimately, Provence's generous
diversity - and Carol's own persistence in sharing it with those she
loves - paves a path to joy. Best known for her role as Helen Herriot
in BBC Television's All Creatures Great and Small (for which she was
awarded The Variety Club Television Personality of the Year Award),
Carol Drinkwater has enjoyed a long and distinguished career as both an
actress and writer. During her acting career, she has worked in film,
television and theatre. Her credits include working with Laurence
Olivier at the National Theatre, Stanley Kubrick on A Clockwork Orange
and Max Von Sydow, whom she played opposite in the film Father, for
which she won the Critics Circle Award for Best Film Actress. Carol
Drinkwater has written novels for both adults and children, including
Abundance of Rain, Akin to Love and Mapping the Heart. Her bestselling
children's novel, The Haunted School, has sold more than 170,000 copies
and was made into a film and television series which won the Chicago
Film Festival Award for children's films. She is also the author of the
bestselling memoirs The Olive Farm, The Olive Season, The Olive Harvest,
The Olive Route and The Olive Tree. Visit her website at www.
caroldrinkwater. com
