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September 26, 2016
It is that time of year again. Late September. The season of ‘mellow fruitfulness’. There are no mists here at this time of year in the south of France but there is a great deal of mature sunlight oozing its warm beams for long hour after long hour. I love this read more »
September 5, 2016
So exciting that the paperback edition of THE FORGOTTEN SUMMER is hitting the shelves today! If you haven't already, you can order your copy here: http://hyperurl.co/TheForgottenSummerPB read more »
September 5, 2016
It's only one week to go until THE FORGOTTEN SUMMER is out in the UK in paperback!! You can pre-order your copy here: http://hyperurl.co/TheForgottenSummerPB read more »
Newsletters
I am writing this in-between note because, as many of you may know, THE FORGOTTEN SUMMER was published in paperback on 8th September.
To celebrate its publication Penguin, along with the magazine Top Santé, has come up with a splendid competition.
Here are read more »
I am very late with this Newsletter. It should have gone out at least a month ago, but this has been a very demanding year and time has given me no slack!
The good news is that this morning I have delivered the first draft of my new novel to Penguin. This will read more »
I wrote my last Newsletter on 2nd February this year. It was upbeat after a successful France Show at Olympia and I was looking forward to the publication of my novel THE FORGOTTEN SUMMER on 11th February. The New Year was looking positive and full of read more »
Interviews
- Carol Drinkwater Lives the Good Life in France (and Writes About It Too) The Thin Reads Interview with Carol Drinkwater, Author of “Hotel Paradise”
- NAW Interview with Carol Drinkwater New Asian Writing Online Asian Literary Community interviews Carol following the publication of Hotel Paradise
- Writer's Forum Where I Write: Phil Barrington visits novelist Carol Drinkwater at her French olive farm
- Where are they now? Actress and author Carol Drinkwater. STAGE and screen actress Carol played Helen Herriot in the popular TV series All Creatures Great And Small (1978-1985) with Robert Hardy, Christopher Timothy and Peter Davison.
- 'As a young actress, I would spend everything that I'd earn on travelling…' Irish Indpendent. Louisa McBride interviews Carol Drinkwater.
- Interview with Carol Drinkwater, author of the Olive Series The Good Life France.
- Daily Mail: Emotional ties with actress and author Carol Drinkwater Carol on notebooks, her obsession with olives, getting married in the Cook Islands, showbiz running in the family and her days on All Creatures Great & Small
Events
- 1 October | Book signing, Thirsk, United Kingdom
- 1 October | The World of James Herriot - Gala Dinner, Leyburn, United Kingdom
- 29 October | Reading Festival, Reading, United Kingdom
- 27 January | The France Show, London, United Kingdom
- 3 March | Ennis Literature Festival, Ennis, Ireland
Bee News
I feel impotent and distressed when I watch this video and read the news of other such acts. Such indiscriminate read more »
This is very important news
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-science-bees-neonicotinoids-idUSKCN10R1M5 read more »
This is a very inspiring story. Do read.
This is a worry but I am glad it is being highlighted
Another fact of read more »
Videos
