Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Andalucía by Chris Stewart

An optimistic adventure on a Spanish farm

Fair Condition - Covers and spine show noticeable rubbing, creases and chipped edges/corners, with a rear price sticker. Page edges are browned with scattered spots.

When Chris Stewart and his wife Ana buy El Valero, a remote farm in the mountains of Andalucía, their new home comes with olive, almond and lemon groves—and no access road, water supply or electricity. For a determined optimist, these are simply the beginnings of an adventure. Stewart recounts the pleasures and mishaps of making a life in the Alpujarras, south of Granada, where farmers, shepherds, travellers and expatriates become part of his unfamiliar world. With help from his resourceful neighbour Domingo, he learns to navigate both the landscape and its customs. Warm, observant and funny, this memoir follows a family's transformation of an impractical dream into an absorbing rural life.