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Olive series Series

This series delves into the idyllic life of rural escapism, where the pursuit of fulfillment intertwines with the beauty of nature. Follow the journeys of individuals transforming neglected properties into flourishing farms, all while learning to embrace local traditions and communities. Embark on a narrative rich with resilience, discovery, and the chase for dreams set against the enchanting landscapes of the South of France, where new beginnings blossom.

Return to the Olive Farm
The Olive Tree
The Olive Route
The Olive Harvest
The Olive Season
The Olive Farm

Recommended Reading Order

  1. The Olive Farm

    • 352 pages
    • 13 hours of reading

    THE OLIVE FARM is television actress Carol Drinkwater's lyrical account of a new life in France; about her house Appassionata and the trials and tribulations of acquiring an olive farm, restoring it, farming the olives, overcoming the heartaches of taking on a 'new' French family and understanding slowly the workings and lifestyle of a vivacious Provencal community. THE OLIVE FARM opens the door on a bustling Mediterranean world using Carol Drinkwater's old abandoned villa as the gateway to it. The book explores the local landscape, the various al fresco jazz festivals, the colourful carnival in Nice, the local cuisine, meals around an oval wooden table, the cycle of olive farming and pressing, local wines, Carol's bizarre friendship with a toothless Arab gardener, hours whiled away in magnificent hammock lugged all the way from northern Brazil because its colours were an exact match for the slatted wooden shutters, and Picasso's museum at Antibes. It is a celebration of Appassionata and its wonderful olive-groved, sun-drenched world and its unlikely cast of characters.

    The Olive Farm1
    3.7

  2. The Olive Season

    • 337 pages
    • 12 hours of reading

    Carol is pregnant and their ever-loyal gardener is leaving to oversee the marriage of his son. Often unassisted, Carol takes on the bulk of the farm work alone. But, as the harvest season approaches, dramatic events cast dark shadows over their olive farm.

    The Olive Season2
    4.0

  3. The Olive Harvest

    • 352 pages
    • 13 hours of reading

    'The stars shimmer like spilled handfuls of glitter. The day is beginning to rise with a faint mist. As I turn my head, ghostly halos, auras of light, appear and disappear and I cannot tell if it is caused by my lightheadedness or is a freak of nature. The silence is truly awesome. Not a bird, not a whisper of wind, not a breath of life. Only the two of us, a most implausible pair, standing shoulder to shoulder gazing upon an awakening heaven'. Returning to their home after an extended absence Carol and her husband Michel are looking forward to summer together on the farm. A shocking blow leaves Carol alone. The future is uncertain. THE OLIVE HARVEST takes us beyond the perimeters of her olive groves to where hunters, poets, bee-keepers, boars and gypsies abide. In search of the language of troubadours, the dark and sometimes barbarous heart of Provence is revealed. Nature and the generosity of the South of France's harvests offer a path to joy and an abundant resolution.

    The Olive Harvest3
    3.9

  4. The Olive Route

    • 448 pages
    • 16 hours of reading

    In the terrific bestselling olive series by writer and actress Carol Drinkwater, bestselling author of THE FORGOTTEN SUMMER

    The Olive Route4
    3.7

  5. The Olive Tree

    • 448 pages
    • 16 hours of reading

    In the bestselling Olive series by writer and actress Carol Drinkwater, author of THE FORGOTTEN SUMMER

    The Olive Tree5
    3.8

  7. The Illustrated Olive Farm

    A Newly Written, Illustrated Companion to Her Bestselling Trilogy

    • 240 pages
    • 9 hours of reading

    A sumptuously illustrated companion to the bestselling Olive Farm trilogy. Carol Drinkwater, whose three books— The Olive Farm , The Olive Season , and The Olive Harvest —sold more than a quarter of a million copies in the UK alone, has produced an entirely new volume documenting life on Appassionata, the farm she shares with her husband Michel. Many of the well-loved locations and a large cast of engaging characters make an appearance, and the local customs, hidden beaches, fairs, culinary pleasures, and off-the-beaten track charms of Provence all receive lovingly detailed attention. Carol’s passion and joy will enchant armchair travelers and fans of her earlier works.    

    The Illustrated Olive Farm7
    4.4