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daisyq's review
4.0
Perfect summer holiday reading. A light and fun memoir that is just so easy to read, very anecdotal in style.
octavia_cade's review
4.0
I don't know whether it takes more gumption or sheer bloody cluelessness to up and buy an olive orchard when you know nothing about farming, or olives, or even cooking for that matter, but that's what Gulian and his partner did, and you've got to admire the go they made of it. Sometimes you just have to make a change and take a chance and they did, in a foreign country no less, and I'd feel a bit bad about laughing at them if the book weren't so funny. Although, given the humour is so relatable - no-one can blame them for not wanting to eat their pets! - it's more a case of laughing with than laughing at, as Gulian is clearly aware of the ridiculousness of some of their attempts to adapt. Happily, it's a success story, and not just with the olives. The greater success, I think, lies in the community around them, how it comes together and helps out, and how they become part of it. And on that note: there's a number of recipes included in this book, most of them taken from neighbours, and I have to say that, having just made them this morning, Olwen's Welsh Cakes are lovely, and I'll be making them again for sure.
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