The Vintners Daughter

Posted on 21 November 2018 by Kristen Harnisch

A captivating historical fiction debut ambition, betrayal and love take a spirited young woman from the verdant Loire Valley to turn of the century Manhattan to the wide open spaces of California wine countryLoire Valley, 1895 When seventeen year old Sara Thibault s father is killed in a mudslide, her mother sells their vineyard to a rival family, whose eldest son marries Sara s sister, Lydia But a violent tragedy compels Sara and her sister to flee to New York, forcing Sara to put aside her dream to follow in her father s footsteps as a master winemaker.Meanwhile, Philippe Lemieux has arrived in California with the ambition of owning the largest vineyard in Napa by 1900 When he receives word of his brother s death in France, he resolves to bring the killer to justice Sara has traveled to California in hopes of making her own way in the winemaking world When she encounters Philippe in a Napa vineyard, they are instantly drawn to one another, but Sara knows he is the one man who could return her family s vineyard to her, or send her straight to the guillotine.A riveting, romantic tale of betrayal, retribution, love and redemption, Kristen Harnisch s debut novel immerses readers in the rich vineyard culture of both the Old and New Worlds, the burgeoning cities of turn of the century America and a spirited heroine s fight to determine her destiny. Best Download [ The Vintners Daughter ] author [ Kristen Harnisch ] – kino-fada.fr I did enjoy this book, particularly the life of family winemakers in France, and in Napa This was interesting to hear of how Vinters run a farm, and the whole processes of crops, and all the elements that co inside with the techniqualites and minute details.I did however found the book as a whole a little too predictable at time, but found the character development done well and appealingPerhaps in all I just found it a bit too heavy sided on the romance part of the story as it progressed I am I did enjoy this book, particularly the life of family winemakers in France, and in Napa This was interesting to hear of how Vinters run a farm, and the whole processes of crops, and all the elements that co inside with the techniqualites and min...CALLING ALL LOVERS OF WINE If you love wine of course you wouldn t read this book if you didn t and especially love learning about making wine how the grapes are grown, when the vines are pruned, harvesting the grapes at the exact right time to capture nature s essence, blending wines to maximize flavor okay, I admit I m a total wine geek That s besides the fact that Kristen Harnisch captured the magic of wine making in such an eloquent way, you don t even realize you are learning so mu CALLING ALL LOVERS OF WINE If you love wine of course you wouldn t read this book if you didn t and especially love learning about making wine how the grapes are grown, when the vines are pruned, harvesting the grapes at the exact right time to capture nature s essence, blending wines to maximize flavor okay, I admit I m a total wine geek That s besides the fact that Kristen Harnisch captured the magic of wine making in such an eloquent way, you ...I used to refuse to read Historical Romance for a long time For many reasons I won t go into here today but let me tell you, lately, I have been picking up some great ones Vintner s Daughter was the perfect choice for me Though there are a few minor problems I had with the story that needs to be mentioned I found the story to be a bit overly predictable at times and I wanted some twist and turns to surprise me In addition, I felt a couple of scenarios to the plot could have been a bit stron I used to refuse to read Historical Romance for a long tim...The Vintner s Daughter is a Historical Fiction novel that starts out in France, the Loire Valley, and the main character, Sara Thibault, who still lives at home with her family and spending her days helping her sister prepare for her wedding and working in the family vineyard Her passion is assisting her father tending the grapes in their winery She is very proficient and loves what she does Her sister marries into the Lemieux but not is all it is supposed to be Lydia s becomes a punching ba The Vintner s Daughter is a Historical Fiction novel that starts out in France, the Loire Valley, and the main character, Sara Thibault, who still lives at home with her family and spending her days helping her sister prepare for her wedding and working in the family vineyard Her passion is assisting her father tending the grapes in their winery She is very proficient and loves what she does Her sister marries into the Lemieux but not is all it is supposed to be Lydia s becomes a punching ba...Double Giveaway Enter to win The Vinter s Daughter The California Wife Let Them Read BooksIt took me a couple of chapters to get into The Vintner s Daughter by Kristen Harnisch This is a historical that starts off in late 1800 s in France At seventeen, Sara Thibault is the youngest of two daughters, and she lives in her family s vineyard Her father runs the family business and when he finds himself desperate to sell or go bankrupt, he leaves the vineyard with cargo for sale but he dies in a mudslide He leaves his wife and two daughters in debt The eldest daughter, Lydia then mar It took me a couple o...Well, someone on the cover of this book compared it to Gone With The Wind and described it as a pleasure Were we reading the same book This is nowhere near GTTW Just another silly story of girl loves boy, troubles separate them, reunite them they live ha...A story of love and heartbreak, unfathomable loss and blazing hope I especially loved Sara s character, her mix of na vet and sheer stubbornness, her passion and devotion And of course, Philippe is pretty dreamy Can t wait to read the sequelHistorical Romance set in France and California s wine countryIt begins slowly but soon becomes a good story and an interesting mix of genres It s marketed as historical fiction but the first half reads like women s fiction it s Sara s story The hero and heroine aren t together in the same place until the last half of the book and that last half is pure historical romance Running throughout is Sara s spiritual journey and the inspirational theme of forgiveness.It begins in the L...Disclosure I received a copy of this book as a gift from the author.Although I m an avid reader, I must confess that I tend to shy away from literary fiction, preferring genre fiction or romance That said, if you re like me and you have to pick just one literary read this year pick this one You ll be glad you did.This story has a smooth, delicious pull that draws you in from the first page Sara is a strong and likable character who is ahead of her time She knows her own mind and hunge Disclosure I received a copy of this book as a gift from the author.Although I m an avid reader, I must confess that I tend to shy away from literary fiction, preferring genre fiction or romance That said, if you re like me and you have to pick just one literary read this year pick this one You ll be glad you did.This story has a smooth, delicious pull that draws you in from the first page Sara is a strong and likable character who is ahead of her time She knows her own mind and hungers to become a vintner in turn of the century France when the highest aspiration expected from a woman wa...

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21 November 2018

Kristen Harnisch