{"product_id":"9781468308709","title":"Olive Farm: A Memoir of Life, Love and Olive Oil in South of France","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen the opportunity arises for Carol Drinkwater and her husband, Michel, to purchase ten acres of a disused olive farm in the South of France, the idea seems ridiculously farfetched.\u003c\/p\u003e 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 extraordinary wildlife (including a ravenous wild boar) of Provence. In the spirit of Peter Mayle’s A Year in Provence and Frances Mayes’s Under the Tuscan Sun, The Olive Farm is a splendid tour of southern France, from the glamour of Cannes to the Iles de Lérins and a Cistercian monastery on the tiny isle of St. Honorat, to Carol Drinkwater’s own small piece of land, which she transforms from an overgrown plot of weeds and ivy to a thriving, productive farm, transforming in the process her own dream of a peaceful and meaningful life into reality.","brand":"ABRAMS, Inc. (Ignition)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47183682240752,"sku":"9781468308709","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781468308709_p0.jpg?v=1763694946","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781468308709","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}