by Carol Drinkwater · W&N · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780752881393
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«The Olive Route: A Personal Journey to the Heart of the Mediterranean» is Carol Drinkwater's travel memoir, published by W&N in paperback, in English.
After settling into an olive farm in the south of France, Carol Drinkwater sets off on a solo journey across the Mediterranean to follow the traces of the olive tree. She travels ancient trade routes, tracks its history and recovers stories of peoples, travellers and past eras, until she returns to her farm in Provence.
Fourth volume in the Olive series, after The Olive Farm, The Olive Season and The Olive Harvest. 2007 edition, 448 pages.
A book for those who enjoy travel memoirs, Mediterranean culture and portraits of Provence, and for readers already familiar with the Olive series.
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.
