The Winemaker's Daughter
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (643 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 140004099X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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"One Star" according to John L. Blackwell. I respect, appreciate, admire Egan's non-fiction. Not so much his fiction.. Two Stars LH I didn't finish this book. It didn't hold my attention. No worth reading. As murky as a bad vintage. This novel is what results when you take a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, a great premise, enthusiasmand -apparently- no editorial guidance, and combine them over years of effort:A mess.A disappointing, disheartening, ineffective mess.I almost don't know where to begin.Yes, I do: writing non-fiction, being a journalist is one thing. Being a storytellerand afte
Brunella struggles to protect her father’s land from a mysterious force—someone who seems to be buying up all the water and driving away the people who work the land. When a wildfire roars out of control and kills a squadron of firefighters, the question of the lack of water becomes ever more urgent for Brunella.Her search to uncover the real cause of the tragedy will determine where, how, and with whom she will spend her life. It propels this powerful debut novel to a startling conclusion.. Water is the base ingredient of winemaking, and for people who believe in the transformative power of wine, water has become the new petroleum—hoarded and stolen, the target of greed and the source of treachery, even among friends. From the Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times
His descriptive prose is infused with a certain lushness--just like a misty Seattle day. Brunella is also pursuing a romantic relationship with her brother's friend Teddy Flax, and with the Nez Perce Forest Service man who is investigating the fire that took her brother's life. Where Egan stumbles, though, is in trying to bring together several plot lines and characters. The novel follows the story of Brunella Cartolano, an Italian winemaker's daughter who embarks on a battle to save her aging father's Pacific Northwest vineyards after a treacherous