Driving Over Lemons by Chris Stewart
An Optimist in Andalucia
A wry, affectionate memoir about a Brit who leaves urban life to buy a dilapidated cortijo in the hills of southern Spain with his young family, then learns to survive as a sheep farmer and handyman. He narrates the daily trials of renovating the house, tending flocks, coping with unreliable water and electricity, and navigating language and cultural differences, all enlivened by eccentric neighbors, village festivals, and the stark, luminous landscape; the result is a humorous, warm portrait of adaptation, community, and the rewards of a simpler, self-reliant life.
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- Published
- 1999
- Nationality
- British
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- Original Language
- English
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