While I do not want to own an olive farm in France, it's interesting to read about her lovely experience.

Macaufan finished reading this book and I took it to put into the Armchair Travel to France bookbox. This is the first volume of her series of olive books. I read this many years ago, and I totally love Drinkwater's gentle, personable voice. There are many books out there about Brits and Americans acquiring properties in Europe, but this is definitely one of the better written ones. I enjoyed every single one of her olive books.

I can't get enough of these moving-and-starting-over stories; should my husband be worried? Here Drinkwater, a British actress, and her French producer boyfriend, Michel, impulsively buy an olive farm in the south of France. The property has an amazing view of the Mediterranean, many ancient olive trees well known for the quality of their oil, and a house that is all but falling down. Various good-for-nothing day laborers and slow-paced French bureaucrats find their way into the story. Yes, it's a bit like Under the Tuscan Sun. Quite a bit, actually, but Drinkwater is gifted at describing her world and telling a story; I've already started the sequel.

Really enjoyed this book. She's a little more down to earth than most who undertake this adventure.

Armchair travels to France book box

To be released in the France bookbox. Enjoy!

Taking this book from the France bookbox. Thanks!

France bookbox, an English actress and her Paris producer boyfriend discover an abandoned Olive Farm in the South of France, which they buy and then rehab. A lot of learning and trials along the way

Released in the NF VBB

Received today from the nonfiction box. Thank you for sharing this book with me. I am looking forward to reading it.

I am finishing that these memoirs on moving to a foreign country pretty much the same. Time to move this book along.