Dimensions
131 x 199 x 21mm
'Driving Over Lemons' is that rare thing: a funny, insightful book that charms you from the first page to the last . . . and one that makes running a peasant farm in Spain seem like a distinctly good move. Chris transports us to Las Alpujarras, an oddball region south of Granada, and into a series of misadventures with an engaging mix of peasant farmers and shepherds, New Age travellers and ex-pats.
The hero of the piece, however, is the farm that he and Ana bought, El Valero - a patch of mountain studded with olive, almond and lemon groves, sited on the wrong side of a river, with no access road, water supply or electricity. Could life offer much better than that?
"An idyllic life in a remote, sunny part of Europe is a fantasy normally punctured by harsh realities, and abandoned. Chris is made of sterner stuff. 'Driving Over Lemons' is a wonderful account of his Andalucian adventure." - Peter Gabriel, former Genesis bandmate
