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A review by frankvanmeer
The Crush by Susan X. Meagher
5.0
As I regularly do, I re-read books. I've adjusted the rating from 4 to 5 stars and it made my all time favorites list.
Why?
This story isn't just a romance. It's about love. For each other, for Italy, for wine. This is one of those books where I'm constantly consulting Wikipedia. I just have to know what the author is talking about. I even went as far to try and figure out the location of Bagnolesi Vineyards. There is no mention exactly where it is, but here I was, scrolling Google Maps and try to triangulate the location from the locations of all the places that are mentioned.
Having been to Siena myself, I can easily picture all the historical landmarks that are playing a big role, even if that visit was 25 years ago. It made my consider packing my suitcases, hop in my car and drive 1600 kilometers just to see it again.
It's really a great story, even if it is sometimes heavy on the facts about winemaking. But those are seamlessly woven into the story.
Just take a look at
that mysterious dolphin . I can totally imagine that as a tattoo :)
The author clearly has put a lot of research into the Contrade. Funny thing though. This book was first released in 2013 and from what I got from Chiara was that it had been a long time since Onda won the Palio. Yet Onda won the July Palio in 2012 and the August one on 2013. :)
Why?
This story isn't just a romance. It's about love. For each other, for Italy, for wine. This is one of those books where I'm constantly consulting Wikipedia. I just have to know what the author is talking about. I even went as far to try and figure out the location of Bagnolesi Vineyards. There is no mention exactly where it is, but here I was, scrolling Google Maps and try to triangulate the location from the locations of all the places that are mentioned.
Having been to Siena myself, I can easily picture all the historical landmarks that are playing a big role, even if that visit was 25 years ago. It made my consider packing my suitcases, hop in my car and drive 1600 kilometers just to see it again.
It's really a great story, even if it is sometimes heavy on the facts about winemaking. But those are seamlessly woven into the story.
Just take a look at
that mysterious dolphin . I can totally imagine that as a tattoo :)
The author clearly has put a lot of research into the Contrade. Funny thing though. This book was first released in 2013 and from what I got from Chiara was that it had been a long time since Onda won the Palio. Yet Onda won the July Palio in 2012 and the August one on 2013. :)