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After all, they are newlyweds of limited means, and Carol is still adjusting to her role as stepmother to Michel's two daughters. But the splendor of the region becomes a force they are unable to resist. Michel presents their life savings to the real estate broker as a down payment for the farm, embarking the family on an adventure that will bring them in close contact with the charming countryside, querulous personalities, petty bureaucracies, and...

"As the weather turns bitterly cold in the dark days of November 1941, fewer pigeons are being conscripted for missions into occupied Europe and Olive fears her covert program may be dropped altogether. In fact, the new CO of the Baker Street intelligence operation at Brickendonbury Manor, Major Blighty, has expressed his doubts regarding her birds -- not to mention Olive herself -- and assigned her to a far more insignificant role: escort to a visiting...

In this memoir, the author of “The Olive Farm” returns to the ten-acre property for which she and her fiancé scraped together their savings to buy, just back from their wedding on a tiny Polynesian island, loaded down with luggage and a large hand-painted didgeridoo. As Carol and Michel settle in as husband and wife, they experience the glamor of southern France at dinner parties in the company of aristocrats and at the world-renowned Cannes...

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...

At a small farm in Provence, a woman tries to do her part to save the bees, and the planet, in this stirring, entertaining memoir. After a long research trip, Carol Drinkwater is back home with her husband, Michel, on their olive farm in the south of France. She's overjoyed, but also has something serious on her mind: the ecological threats to their own farm, and countless others. The die-off of honeybees has reached crisis levels globally, and Carol...

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,...

When Olive Oh's third-grade teacher announces that the whole school will be having an art show, Olive is thrilled. Being creative is what she does best. Plus, she has just found her lucky red beret. Olive is sure she'll have all kinds of great ideas. But, as the week goes on and Olive sees all the amazing projects her classmates create, she starts having doubts. What if her friends are better, artists than she is? Or worse, what if she's all out of...

Olive Oh can't wait to spend a weekend camping with her best friend Marcus Wong and his family. They'll get to see stars, observe nature, and-best of all-get, away from Olive's older siblings, whose bossy advice is driving her nuts. But, a week of rainy weather threatens to cancel Olive's weekend plans. Will Olive be stuck at home with her crabby siblings? Or, can she still find a way to save the day? Olive Oh is going to be a famous artist, when...

Hoot loves adventures. Olive does not. But as long as they're together, they can accomplish anything.

A chill ran up her spine, triggering an alarm that spread through her system. Her eyes studied him as his eyes studied her. In the recesses of her mind, a fragment of a memory tingled...a tiny blip from long ago. An image spiraled, then vanished. There was something about this young man, this Ari Ben Aviv. There was something about him she couldn't pinpoint. On the heels of her last mystery, Elisabeth's new patient is more than meets the eye, and...