Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Andalucia
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From Publishers Weekly
Stewart, a former drummer in Genesis, middle-aged travel writer and professional sheepshearer, never quite explains why he and his wife, Ana, decided to quit England 11 years ago for a dilapidated farm without electricity, water or even a road in Andaluc!a, Spain. Perhaps the olives, almonds and rosemary had something to do with it. Stewart clearly has found contentment in his good place among a lovingly described collection of local farmers, New Age travelers, artists and the occasional Buddhist. His hilly farm is a harsher place than Peter Mayle's Provence or Frances Mayes's Tuscany, and the local cuisine far less appetizing, yet his unfailing good humor and invincible optimism carry him past obstacles that would send most readers scurrying for home. More than a travel book, this is a record of Stewart's slowly flourishing friendship with his neighbor, Domingo, and of how Stewart gradually sank roots deep into his beautiful Andaluc!an hillside. A bestseller in England, this enchanting memoir is likely to prove popular in North America with both armchair travelers and readers who, while curious about the odd life choices others make, would just as soon give scorpions and clouds of flies a miss. (May)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Stewart, a former drummer in Genesis, middle-aged travel writer and professional sheepshearer, never quite explains why he and his wife, Ana, decided to quit England 11 years ago for a dilapidated farm without electricity, water or even a road in Andaluc!a, Spain. Perhaps the olives, almonds and rosemary had something to do with it. Stewart clearly has found contentment in his good place among a lovingly described collection of local farmers, New Age travelers, artists and the occasional Buddhist. His hilly farm is a harsher place than Peter Mayle's Provence or Frances Mayes's Tuscany, and the local cuisine far less appetizing, yet his unfailing good humor and invincible optimism carry him past obstacles that would send most readers scurrying for home. More than a travel book, this is a record of Stewart's slowly flourishing friendship with his neighbor, Domingo, and of how Stewart gradually sank roots deep into his beautiful Andaluc!an hillside. A bestseller in England, this enchanting memoir is likely to prove popular in North America with both armchair travelers and readers who, while curious about the odd life choices others make, would just as soon give scorpions and clouds of flies a miss. (May)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
My name is Georgio and i work inside the Aladin desert passage. (It's like a mall on the strip)
I found the book last night and started reading it last night, and it's awsome! The whole rustic farmer thing is pretty neat.
As soon as i'm done with the book im going to release it again, thanks a bunch whoever left the book by the Sharper Image! :D
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I found the book last night and started reading it last night, and it's awsome! The whole rustic farmer thing is pretty neat.
As soon as i'm done with the book im going to release it again, thanks a bunch whoever left the book by the Sharper Image! :D
CAUGHT IN LAS VEGAS NV UNITED STATES
My name is Georgio, im 21, and i work inside the Aladin desert passage. (It's like a mall on the strip)
I found the book last night right outside of the shop i work in, started reading it when i got home, and it's awsome! The whole rustic farmer thing is pretty neat.
As soon as i'm done with the book im going to release it again, thanks a bunch whoever left the book by the Sharper Image! :D
I found the book last night right outside of the shop i work in, started reading it when i got home, and it's awsome! The whole rustic farmer thing is pretty neat.
As soon as i'm done with the book im going to release it again, thanks a bunch whoever left the book by the Sharper Image! :D
Journal Entry 4 by samosetgetaway at Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada USA on Saturday, April 8, 2006
RELEASE NOTES:
I left this book at The Dessert Passage shopping area... a great place to wander...
It appears thast Giorgio found the book right away... before my release notes were entered.
Good luck Giorgio and I am pleased that you are enjoying the book.
I left this book at The Dessert Passage shopping area... a great place to wander...
It appears thast Giorgio found the book right away... before my release notes were entered.
Good luck Giorgio and I am pleased that you are enjoying the book.
received the book from georgio, with the instructions to log it, read it, and pass it along...i intend to follow those instructions.
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