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A review by nepheletempest
The Winemakers by Jan Moran
4.0
I received an advanced copy of this title from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review if I chose to leave one.
The Winemakers tells the story of three generations of strong women across three countries -- Italy, France, and the United States -- cutting back and forth between the narrative of Ava in the 1920s and her daughter, Caterina, in the 1950s, and their complex family circumstances, all against a backdrop of winemaking in the Napa Valley. The tangled web of lies that jump starts much of the action felt a bit overdone to me at first, but as the threads become sorted and the motivations clear, I found myself engrossed in these women's lives and their fight to maintain their family business in a world that often gives women very little credit for their abilities and talents. A good, quick afternoon's read that had the bonus of making me feel like I had traveled to some lovely locations.
The Winemakers tells the story of three generations of strong women across three countries -- Italy, France, and the United States -- cutting back and forth between the narrative of Ava in the 1920s and her daughter, Caterina, in the 1950s, and their complex family circumstances, all against a backdrop of winemaking in the Napa Valley. The tangled web of lies that jump starts much of the action felt a bit overdone to me at first, but as the threads become sorted and the motivations clear, I found myself engrossed in these women's lives and their fight to maintain their family business in a world that often gives women very little credit for their abilities and talents. A good, quick afternoon's read that had the bonus of making me feel like I had traveled to some lovely locations.