Why did I love this book?
True confession timeā¦after reading The Winemakerās Wife I hightailed it to the library and took out all of Kristin Harmelās historical fiction titles (Book of Lost Names!!). Yes, they are that good! In The Winemakerās Wife, Harmel transports her readers to 1940, a time when WWII and the Nazi regime threatened the lives and livelihoods of a particular Champagne House in France. She expertly taps into all of the five senses in her tale of love and betrayal, of the unyielding power of the human spirit in the face of adversity, and of a Resistance movement hidden beneath the casks and caves of the winery. A riveting, read-in-one-sitting book!
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The author of the āengrossingā (People) international bestseller The Room on Rue AmĆ©lie returns with a moving story set amid the champagne vineyards of France during the darkest days of World War II, perfect for fans of Heather Morrisās The Tattooist of Auschwitz.
Champagne, 1940: InĆØs has just married Michel, the owner of storied champagne house Maison Chauveau, when the Germans invade. As the danger mounts, Michel turns his back on his marriage to begin hiding munitions for the RĆ©sistance. InĆØs fears theyāll be exposed, but for CĆ©line, the French-Jewish wife of Chauveauās chef de cave, the risk is evenā¦