Carol Drinkwater

Hiding from Nazis in the French Alps, a teenage girl is torn between love and safety in this "exciting, evocative" novel by the international bestselling author (Daily Mail). Jews fleeing Poland in 1943, Sara and her family are hiding from the horrors of World War II in a house in the mountains in France. Sara is enjoying the beauty of her surroundings, the temporary respite from danger-and her blossoming romance with the villager Alain. But the...

"Secrets, tragedy, hidden pasts and family secrets all set in glorious Provence-I loved this." -Santa Montefiore, bestselling author of The French Gardener Clarisse Cambon is devastated when the family vineyard's annual harvest is ruined by an accident-and furious at her daughter-in-law, Jane, who she's sure is responsible. Jane's longtime feud with her mother-in-law is rooted in a secret they both keep from Luc-Jane's husband and Clarisse's...

The acclaimed actress and author recounts her new life on a French olive farm, in this collection of three "good-humored and well-written" memoirs (The Washington Post). The Olive Farm After falling in love with Provence, actress Carol Drinkwater and her film-producer fiancé, Michel, decide to purchase an abandoned farm near Cannes. Inspired but inexperienced, they begin fixing up the ten-acre property as they meet quirky locals, puzzle through...

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...

This memoir of buying and transforming an abandoned olive farm. Presented with an opportunity to purchase a ten-acre property near Cannes, actress Carol Drinkwater and her film-producer fiancé, Michel, decide to take the plunge. It will take all their savings just for the down payment, but the beauty of the surrounding countryside and the promise of a new adventure seem worth the risk. As they work to clear the weeds and rehabilitate the abandoned...

The author of acclaimed memoirs about life on a French olive farm explores the larger history and culture of the Mediterranean delicacy. Carol Drinkwater has a passion for olive trees and the fruit they bear-"bitter berries" that are transformed into savory delights and pressed into precious oil. Already intimately familiar with the fruit thanks to her olive farm in the South of France, she decided to travel throughout the Mediterranean basin-from...

Heartbroken following the death of her partner, Susan Parks knows she needs to find a new life, so she leaves her life in England and moves to Cannes. There Susan encounters the enigmatic Gustave. He seems intrigued by Susan, and begins a determined campaign to win her over. His attentions are flattering, and unexpected, but Susan's emotions are too raw. As they get to know one another, however, Susan learns more about Gustave's story-his ambitious...

Carol Drinkwater's bestselling book, The Olive Farm, told the lyrical tale of her real-life romance with partner Michel and the abandoned Provencal olive farm which they fell in love with and bought. The Olive Season begins with their realization of another dream, a tropical island wedding: Returning to France, they find ever-reliable Arab gardener Quashia is leaving to marry off his youngest son. It is a bad blow. To gain the coveted AGC rating,...

"After a devastating car accident, Carole escapes from an oppressive marriage in England to begin again in rural France. Yet she is haunted by the knowledge that Paul, her husband, has tracked her down before... and will do his best to do it again. Afraid to"

A delightful story of a veterinarian's apprentice in rural England.