Publisher's Synopsis
"Riveting stuff." SUNDAY TIMES "Escapist reading...magic." THE TIMES The bestselling author of THE LUBERON GARDEN embarks on a Mediterranean adventure. What started as an idle challenge became a horticultural quest for bestselling author and garden designer Alex Dingwall-Main. What was the oldest possible olive tree he could find for a demanding client and his perfect Provencal gardens? This witty, evocative and page-turning search through the South of France, Spain, Italy and Greece passes through ancient olive groves, unscrupulous dealers, divided families, hidden villages, local weddings, farcical disasters and miracles in holy places. Set in the land of haunting beauty, Alex Dingwall-Main retells a quest for an evergreen chalice - the oldest olive tree in the Mediterranean.
