RETURN TO THE OLIVE FARM - CAROL DRINKWATER

[mjulian]

Has anyone read Return to the Olive Farm and can explain to me what "Marley" means? I don't mean the step grandson but it sounds as if it is a type of weather experienced in the South of France.

[coccinelle]

Do you not mean Mistral which is a very strong wind?

[jno]

isn't there a Marin as well?

[mjulian]

No, the word used is definitely Marley - with a capital M. One reference is: "After Marleying in Rome, Goethe travelled incognito to Sicily" but there are many other references which must, I think, refer to the weather in the South of France. I have googled without success - hence my question here! I might have to try and contact Carol Drinkwater to find out the answer.