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The
Almond Blossom
Appreciation Society
A
Brand New Sequel to Driving
Over Lemons
and A Parrot in the Pepper Tree
CHRIS
STEWART
"Essential
reading for anyone
who wants to know how
the good life goes
on.
Chris
Stewart is possibly
the only travel writer
who is genuinely ‘funnier
than Bill Bryson’."
Jim
Blackburn, Traveller |
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| CHRIS
STEWART, ex Genesis drummer
turned sheep shearer,
turned bestselling writer,
is back with a new book
on his life in Las Alpujarras,
the decidedly oddball
region of Spain, south
of Granada.
The Driving
Over Lemons story...
Chris’s
first book, DRIVING
OVER LEMONS told
the story of how he bought
a peasant farm on the wrong
side of the river, with
its previous owner still
resident.
Funny, insightful and real,
the book became an international
bestseller. A PARROT
IN A PEPPER TREE – its
sequel – followed
the lives of Chris, his
wife Ana and daughter,
Chloë,
as they got to grips with
a misanthropic parrot,
neighbours in love, and
the shock at
discovering that their
beloved valley was under
threat of
a dam. It was ‘as
funny and charming as the
first
book’ and was again,
hugely successful.
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...and
the new book
THE
ALMOND BLOSSOM APPRECIATION
SOCIETY finds
Chris and his family
still living o their
farm, El Valero, and
with its easy ‘Sun-Lit’ charm
and funny, evocative
anecdotes, it will
draw in new and old
readers alike.
You
will find yourself laughing
out loud as Chris is
instructed by his daughter
on local teenage mores;
bluffs his way in art
history to millionaire
Bostonians; is rescued
off a snowy peak by the
Guardia Civil; and joins
an Almond Blossom Appreciation
Society.
You’ll
cringe with Chris as
he stries his hand at
office work in an immigrants’ advice
centre in Granada, spurred
into action by the arrival
of four destitute young
Moroccans at El Valero.
And you’ll never
see olive oil in quite
the same way again…
In
this sequel to ‘Lemons’ and ‘Parrot’,
Chris Stewart’s
optimism and zest for
life is as infectious
as ever. |
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 cooking.
Despite
the extraordinary success
of his books, Chris,
Ana and their daughter
Chloë continue
to live on their farm,
with their numerous dogs,
cats,
chickens, sheep and misanthropic
parrot. |
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Driving
Over Lemons and A
Parrot in the Pepper
Tree have
sold over
a million copies in
the UK. |
| WHAT
THE PRESS HAVE SAID ABOUT
CHRIS STEWART |
“When
an author is as modest
and humorous as this,
his story cannot be
told too
often.”
Elizabeth
Buchan,
The Times
“Wonderful – funny,
affectionate, no hint
of patronage, a true portrait
of place, and people,
reaching
deep beneath the skin.
Tuck his book into your
holiday
luggage and dream.”
Elizabeth
Luard,
Daily Mail
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"With
his mix of insight and
self-deprecation, Chris
Stewart echoes Bill Bryson
at his funniest."
Dundee
Evening Telegraph & Post
“Stewart
never patronises, he
just observes . . .
funny, generous and
warm .”
Sue
Arnold, The Guardian
“ All
quite delightful
and slips down as easily
as a small bottle
of
Spanish
Beer.”
Giles
Foden,
Conde Naste Traveller
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“ Exquisite
... the anecdote flourishes
once more.”
Penelope
Lively,
The Daily Telegraph
“Chris
Stewart is one of life’s
bold originals.”
Christina
Hardyment,
The Independent
“A
funny, observant
and personal account
of
what a man can learn,
and what there
is to appreciate in life. Marvellous.”
John
S. Doyle,
The Sunday Tribune |
MARKETING
AND PUBLICITY PLANS
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Penguin and Sort
Of Books are pulling
out all the stops to make
this one of the the year’s
biggest titles. |
National newspaper
interviews and serialisation: Chris’s
previous two books were
serialised on the front
of the Telegraph’s
Weekend section.
Radio
plans:
Chris appeared on
Midweek
to promote ‘Parrot’ and
both books were read
as Book of the Week
on Radio 4. |
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Festivals: Launch at
Hay Literary Festival
(last time, Chris stole
the show by shearing
sheep, as well as reading
and discussing his books).
Author
tour of major UK
cities for regional
press, radio and bookshop
events.
1000
proof copies for
trade and press. |
Pub
date June
2006
Launch Hay
Literary Festival
ISBN
0-9548995-0-4
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Price £6.99
Format
B-paperback
Extent
256pp
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