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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
Made it to page 170 and couldn't finish. It had potential, but there was too much focus on all the romances and relationships and not enough on the more interesting parts of the story, like the history and daily life of winemakers in Champagne and the French resistance.
The modern day romance was so formulaic and predictable it was hard to read.
The modern day romance was so formulaic and predictable it was hard to read.
Wasn’t quite as good as her others, but it was still a good read!
I’m sticking with 4 stars right now. It wasn’t the story I expected, though it was still good. Either the marketing was misleading, or I misinterpreted the description from marketing.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book even if it was a bit schmoopie at times...
This is set in dual timelines in France, during WWII and 2019. It's 2019 NYC and Liv's husband has just dumped her for a younger and more fertile woman. Childless and alone, she escapes to Paris after being whisked away by her eccentric, wealthy, 99 year old grandmother, Edith, who lives there (as only a grand dame could). But Edith has a host of secrets to reveal with the help of her young, widowed, attractive lawyer (who she feels would be the perfect match for her despondent granddaughter)...
As with most of these, the earlier timeline is the most engrossing with the tales of betrayal, conspiracy, brutality and the French Resistance. There is also forbidden romance (which is where the schmoopie comes in) but overall not that unbelievable. The characters have various different personalities and attitudes as to how to deal with their German occupiers (which ends mostly in tragedy). There are a number of interesting twists revealed along the way.
An easy and quick read too...
This is set in dual timelines in France, during WWII and 2019. It's 2019 NYC and Liv's husband has just dumped her for a younger and more fertile woman. Childless and alone, she escapes to Paris after being whisked away by her eccentric, wealthy, 99 year old grandmother, Edith, who lives there (as only a grand dame could). But Edith has a host of secrets to reveal with the help of her young, widowed, attractive lawyer (who she feels would be the perfect match for her despondent granddaughter)...
As with most of these, the earlier timeline is the most engrossing with the tales of betrayal, conspiracy, brutality and the French Resistance. There is also forbidden romance (which is where the schmoopie comes in) but overall not that unbelievable. The characters have various different personalities and attitudes as to how to deal with their German occupiers (which ends mostly in tragedy). There are a number of interesting twists revealed along the way.
An easy and quick read too...
A historical fiction set in a WWII champagne vineyard- what book could be more perfect for me? Well, not quite this book, with a fairly unlikeable batch of main characters who never quite redeem themselves. I did love to read about the French Resistance in Reims, though.
Love the setting & history of WWII & resistors in France! Loathed most of the characters. The wine making and war time occupation seemed carefully researched & it was just a shame that the plot couldn’t have been better. It’s hard to like almost any of the characters & therefore really care what happens to the them in the end.
The Winemaker’s Wife by Kristin Harmel
Read this if you liked the books: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
Read this if you liked the books: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
Although a bit muddy at the beginning with trying to figure out how the characters know each other, the book was beautiful. Everything seemed to fit together like a puzzle and the plot twists were unexpected. I kept making predictions as I read the book and found that, while I was able to see a plot twist coming, I was still shocked at the ending.