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Chris Stewart turns another leaf on his life in southern Spain in this evocative and very funny Sort Of sequel to his best-selling biography, Driving Over Lemons. A Parrot in the Pepper Tree , the sequel to Lemons , follows the lives of Chris, Ana and their daughter, Chloë, as they get to grips with a misanthropic parrot who joins their home, Spanish school life, neighbours in love, their amazement at Chris appearing on the bestseller lists . At the recommendation of Jonathan King, Stewart was asked to leave the band in the summer of 1968 due to poor technique. A Parrot in the Pepper Tree carried me to Spain, to the mountain home of Chris Stewart and his family.
Following in the footsteps of his first book, here we have another delightful sojourn at El Valero, in the Las Alpujarras in Spain - at the eco friendly home of Chris, Ana and their five year old daughter Chloë. 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. 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 schl band Genesis (sacked at 17, he never quite became Phil Collins), and then for a circus. 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.Chris Stewart has an amazing way of telling his story about his life in Andalusia in a heartwarming and humorous way. Then she begin pushing me into the fence and I had to grab her reins to move her in a different direction. I'm definitely not a fan of 'we escaped the rat race and bought a run down property' books but this is more than just one of those.
This sequel 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, their amazement at Chris appearing on the bestseller lists … and their shock at discovering that their beloved valley is once more under threat of a dam.Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site. We sweat with him as he shears impossibly lumpy, scrawny tick ridden sheep, and enjoy the ride when his ever ready neighbour helps him rebuild the bridge across the river, the only access by road to the farm. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). This whole episode was such a singular occurrence that I could hardly resist writing about it… and because the whole experience of being adopted by and then living with a wild bird, was – and still is, ten years later – so fascinating, I wrote pages and pages on the subject.
Very easy to read - Stewart has that lucky talent for being able to tell a good tale in a relaxed, often amusing way that makes me convinced he'd be great company. The novel's stories and characterisation both remain highly entertaining, especially with the development of Chloë, their daughter, and comical depiction of their parrot. The book is an easy read and is quite funny in places particularly with the descriptions of friends and neighbours.But not as much substance in the way of local "color" and so I did not connect with the people as a reader likes to do when reading of a different culture.
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