Carol Drinkwater – An Act Of Love

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From Carol Drinkwater, the beloved star of the English TV show. All Creatures Great And Small comes a heart-wrenching World War II romance about a French village that opened its arms as the Nazis closed in Hi, I'm your host Jenny Wheeler. And Carol, our Binge Reading guest author today, is well known for her series of bestsellers about her life on an olive farm in Provence, made into a series of popular nonfiction books and a TV show called Carol Drinkwater’s Secret Provence. But Carol also writes fiction and her latest novel An Act of Love is based on a true story that took place in a mountain village not far from where she lives. It's a fascinating story. Links to items mentioned in the show: All Creatures Great and Small TV show (2020 Version) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10590066/ 1978 Series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Creatures_Great_and_Small_(1978_TV_series) Carol Drinkwater’s Olive Farm series: http://www.caroldrinkwater.com/gallery/mediterranean_gallery.htm http://www.caroldrinkwater.com/books/theolivefarm Carol Drinkwater’s Secret Provence Tv series (All different areas have different providers – search your location...) https://www.channel5.com/show/a-year-in-provence-with-carol-drinkwater/ Or Prime: https://www.primevideo.com/hp/video/detail/Carol-Drinkwaters-Secret-Provence/0KPNV7QZY4K2Q0U3FI9AOLF1HE You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmi4nFcUuHiBZSZXVzB79ghqqwgWm_kR_ Occupied and Free France in World War II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vichy_France# Golden Pennies: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0222566/ James Herriot penname – real name James Alf Wight https://www.jamesherriot.org/life-and-times/ Beyond Borders Film Festival: https://beyondborders.gr/en/ https://filmfreeway.com/BeyondBorderInternationalFilmFestival Companion Piece – Ali Smith: https://www.amazon.com/Companion-Piece-Novel-Ali-Smith/dp/0593316371 Seasonal Quartet: Spring and Winter, Ali Smith: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40545817-spring Oh William, Elizabeth Strout: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/56294820 Where to find Carol Drinkwater Online Website: http://www.caroldrinkwater.com/ Book Giveaway - Ultimate Reacher Swag Pack $550 in value - two winners - includes Reacher Jacker and 30 books by other thriller authors Book Giveaway: In our Book Giveaway this week, something for Jack Reacher fans or the men in their lives. Only for a Limited Time so enter now! A Booksweeps promotion featuring Reacher swag - a swag pack and book basket containing essential merchandise to add to your collection. Plus 30 awesome books by best-selling and award-winning authors perfect for Reacher fans and fans of the show. (in case button doesn't work) And remember, if you enjoy Binge Reading, leave us a review so others will find us too. Word of mouth is the best way for others to discover the show and great books they will love to read. But now here's Carol Hello there. Carolyn. Welcome to the show. It's great to have you with us. Introducing author Carol Drinkwater Carol Drinkwater: Oh, it's an honor. Hello? Hello, New Zealand. TV actress and best selling author Carol Drinkwater Jenny Wheeler: We should start by establishing our geographical location. As you've mentioned, I'm in New Zealand, and where are you for our listeners benefit? Carol Drinkwater: At the moment, I'm in the south of France overlooking the Bay of Cannes. Jenny Wheeler: Beautiful. Now that's on your olive farm, is it? Carol Drinkwater: That's our olive farm. Indeed. Yes. We have two homes in France. One is in the north outside Paris, and the south is the olive farm. Jenny Wheeler: Wonderful. You've had a fantastic career. You started out with a wonderful career in tv, including a starring role on a famous show of a few years ago now. All Creatures Great And Small, which I'm sure many of our listeners will still remember,