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kelly_inthe419 's review for:
The Winemaker's Wife
by Kristin Harmel
This was my first Kristin Harmel and I’m so glad I finally jumped in. The Winemaker’s Wife was a very good, dual timeline story set during WW II and in the present day.
Champagne, 1940: Inès 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 Résistance. Inès fears they’ll be exposed, but for Céline, the French-Jewish wife of Chauveau’s chef de cave, the risk is even greater—rumors abound of Jews being shipped east to an unspeakable fate.
When Céline recklessly follows her heart in one desperate bid for happiness, and Inès makes a dangerous mistake with a Nazi collaborator, they risk the lives of those they love—and the vineyard that ties them together.
New York, 2019: Recently divorced, Liv Kent is at rock bottom when her feisty, eccentric French grandmother shows up unannounced, insisting on a trip to France. But the older woman has an ulterior motive—and a tragic, decades-old story to share. When past and present finally collide, Liv finds herself on a road to salvation that leads right to the caves of the Maison Chauveau
I loved Ines and Edith and how their friendship withstood the German invasion, misunderstanding and differing opinions. I wasn’t as crazy about the Michel/Celine relationship and would have liked to have seen more about the French Resistance. And some of the decisions Ines made were annoying. I did enjoy Liv’s growth over the course of the story.
I did kind of guess where the ending was headed but felt it was handled well and I still enjoyed it.
Champagne, 1940: Inès 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 Résistance. Inès fears they’ll be exposed, but for Céline, the French-Jewish wife of Chauveau’s chef de cave, the risk is even greater—rumors abound of Jews being shipped east to an unspeakable fate.
When Céline recklessly follows her heart in one desperate bid for happiness, and Inès makes a dangerous mistake with a Nazi collaborator, they risk the lives of those they love—and the vineyard that ties them together.
New York, 2019: Recently divorced, Liv Kent is at rock bottom when her feisty, eccentric French grandmother shows up unannounced, insisting on a trip to France. But the older woman has an ulterior motive—and a tragic, decades-old story to share. When past and present finally collide, Liv finds herself on a road to salvation that leads right to the caves of the Maison Chauveau
I loved Ines and Edith and how their friendship withstood the German invasion, misunderstanding and differing opinions. I wasn’t as crazy about the Michel/Celine relationship and would have liked to have seen more about the French Resistance. And some of the decisions Ines made were annoying. I did enjoy Liv’s growth over the course of the story.
I did kind of guess where the ending was headed but felt it was handled well and I still enjoyed it.