Review: Family & farming ties . . .
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 4, 2014
Having read her Partner's two books, I was interested to read Lorna Penfold's perspective on their experience of moving from England to Spain, to raise Alpacas.  I was intrigued to discover how someone who had owned a dance studio for many years, might adapt to living in a run down olive mill with the mud, mess and aromatic aspects of farming animals in Spain.  With no great farming experience in general and certainly none in breeding Alpacas, (not forgetting all the other animals that ended up residing at The Olive Mill), Lorna proved that in spite of everything, she is a survivor.  She willingly shares her thoughts, struggles and emotions with the reader.  It is impossible not to become engrossed in this story, experiencing her highs, her lows and everything in-between.  I highly recommend this book and look forward to reading about her second and subsequent years of life at The Olive Mill.