The Olive Farm

I can't get enough of these moving-and-starting-over stories; should my husband be worried? Here Drinkwater, a British actress, and her French producer boyfriend, Michel, impulsively buy an olive farm in the south of France. The property has an amazing view of the Mediterranean, many ancient olive trees well known for the quality of their oil, and a house that is all but falling down. Various good-for-nothing day laborers and slow-paced French bureaucrats find their way into the story. Yes, it's a bit like Under the Tuscan Sun. Quite a bit, actually, but Drinkwater is gifted at describing her world and telling a story; I've already started the sequel.