A thrilling, heroic and entertaining journey from the author of the Olive trilogy.
Carol Drinkwater sets out to explore the Olive Route which stretches from Gibraltar to northern Syria. Reminiscent of both the Silk Road and the Spice Route, the epic adventures involving the transportation of its produce are highly colourful, intriguing and sometimes bloodthirsty. They embody the entire history of the Mediterranean and its diverse peoples.
Carol Drinkwater vividly unearths its ancient stories, travels its lands and crosses its shimmering, almost tideless tranquillity. She meets its striking, often courageous, peoples and traces its venerable olive culture. Tracking the Cretans, Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans amongst others, she finds her way back to her olive farm in the sun-baked hills of southern France.
