by Carol Drinkwater · Orion · tapa dura · ISBN 9780297847892
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«The Olive Route: A Personal Journey to the Heart of the Mediterranean» is the travel memoir by Carol Drinkwater, published by Orion in hardback.
Carol Drinkwater travels the Mediterranean following the route of the olive and its culture. From the Levant to the French coasts, she recovers episodes linked to the Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans, meets the people who cultivate the tree and draws a human portrait of the Mediterranean landscape before returning to her farm in Provence.
English edition, 352 pages; fourth volume of Carol Drinkwater's Olive series, published in 2006.
Recommended for readers of travel writing and memoirs, and for those interested in the history and culture of the Mediterranean.
Carol Drinkwater is a British actress, writer and filmmaker residing in France. She portrayed Helen Herriot in the television adaptation of the James Herriot books All Creatures Great and Small, which led to her receiving the Variety Club Television Personality of the Year award in 1985.
