The Olive Route

Since the author moved to an olive farm in France she has developed a passion for the olive tree and the culture that has grown up around it. In search of its secrets and traditions, she embarked on a solo adventure round the Mediterranean basin. This title explores her journey.

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Since Carol Drinkwater moved to an olive farm in France she has developed a passion for the olive tree and the culture that has grown up around it. From the eastern shores of the shimmering Mediterranean to its western coast this fruit is farmed. Its silvery-green branches have inspired painters and poets, but who first pressed its 'bitter berry' and transformed it into liquid gold? In search of its secrets and traditions, Carol embarked on a solo adventure round the Mediterranean basin. Transporting readers across the olive's ancient paths, celebrating its venerable past, tracking trade routes, unearthing unlikely stories, encountering people of today and bygone times, Carol comes full circle, back to her farm in the sun-baked Provencal hills. This recording is unabridged. Typically abridged audiobooks are not more than 60 per cent of the author's work and as low as 30 per cent with characters and plotlines removed.