A Parrot in the Pepper Tree : A Sort of Sequel to "Driving Over Lemons"
Author(s): Chris Stewart
Chris Stewart's Driving Over Lemons told the story of his move to a remote mountain farm in Las Alpujarras - an oddball region of Spain, south of Granada. Funny, insightful and real, the book became an international bestseller.A Parrot in the Pepper Tree, the sequel to Lemons, follows the lives of Chris, Ana and their daughter, Chloe, as they get to grips with a misanthropic parrot who joins their home, Spanish school life, neighbours in love, journalists beating a path to their door . . . and the shock of discovering that their beloved valley might once more be under threat of a dam.A Parrot in the Pepper Tree also looks back on Chris Stewart's former life - the hard times shearing in midwinter Sweden (and driving across the frozen sea to reach island farms); his first taste of Spain, learning flamenco guitar as a 20-year old; and his illustrious music career, drumming for his school band Genesis (sacked at 17, he never quite became Phil Collins), and then for a circus.
2002. Reprint. A very good copy.
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Shortlisted for WHSmith Book Awards (Travel Writing) 2003.
Chris Stewart prepared for life on a mountain farm in Spain with jobs of doubtful relevance. After leaving Genesis (he drummed on the first album), he joined a circus, learnt how to shear sheep, crewed a yacht in Greece, went to China for the Rough Guides, gained a pilot's license in Los Angeles, and completed a course in French cking. Despite the extraordinary success of his first two books, Chris, Ana and their daughter Chloe continue to live on their farm, with their numerous dogs, cats, chickens, sheep and one misanthropic parrot.
General Fields
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- : Sort of Books
- : Sort of Books
- : 0.26
- : 01 May 2002
- : 196mm X 128mm X 22mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : maps
- : 240
- : 914.680483
- : Paperback
- : Chris Stewart