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    The Winemaker's Wife
    The Winemaker's Wife
    The Winemaker's Wife
    Audiobook11 hours

    The Winemaker's Wife

    Written by Kristin Harmel

    Narrated by Robin Eller, Lisa Flanagan and Madeleine Maby

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    “Love and betrayal, forgiveness and redemption combine in a heady tale of the ever present past” (Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author) set amid the champagne vineyards of northern France during the darkest days of World War II. Perfect for fans of Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale and Julia Kelly’s The Light Over London.

    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, half-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 a desperate bid for happiness, and Inès makes a dangerous mistake with a Nazi collaborator, they risk the lives of those they love—and the champagne house that ties them together.

    New York, 2019: Liv Kent has just lost everything when her 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.

    A spellbinding and exceptional tale of love, courage, and betrayal, “once you start reading this moving novel, you will not be able to put it down until you reach the last page” (Armando Lucas Correa, author of The German Girl).
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateAug 13, 2019
    ISBN9781508286370
    Author

    Kristin Harmel

    Kristin Harmel is the New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen novels including The Forest of Vanishing Stars, The Book of Lost Names, The Room on Rue Amélie, and The Sweetness of Forgetting. She is published in more than thirty languages and is the cofounder and cohost of the popular web series, Friends & Fiction. She lives in Orlando, Florida.

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    • 1/5
      The narrators are TERRIBLE! The accents are super strange, they speak with baby voices for some characters and the “current days” narrator sounds like she has the mumps disease.
      I was looking forward to this book and will probably have to read it instead.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Very good book,but too many characters to keep track of. Felt lost the whole first half, but then was thoroughly captivated for the second half since I could remember, by then, who was who.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Really interesting character twists! Set in WWII but not A war story but more how the war had an impact on lives

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Love the history and details related to wine making. The story was entertaining for sure. A little history and a lot of WWII-era reality TV; sprinkled with some Dr. Phil. So many abysmal decisions. Always so hard to believe just how wicked the Nazis were too!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Such an amazing book. The story was well written and answered all your questions at the end.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      At one point a phrase related to staying off the German's radar was used. Radar was the Allies biggest weapon and helped save England from total destruction during WWII. It was a secret. NO ONE during that time would have said anything about radar. Those kinds of obvious mistakes ruined it. For me a book is as much about historical accuracy as it is the plot and characters.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Incredible story! It was gripping, emotional, and I could hardly put it down!

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    • 5/5
      A beautiful story. Loved it alot. Sad but beautiful ending.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed that we hear from each of the main characters, by the end of the story you feel like you really know them. You’ve shared their joys and their struggles, and felt their deep unimaginable pain. Be prepared for a rollercoaster of emotion.
    • 5/5
      Incredible book! I love how it takes place in two different time periods and is based around history. The storyline is attention graving and the narrator is full of energy.
    • 5/5
      Really great book. Loved the author, kept my attention through
    • 5/5
      What a beautiful story, paints such a vivid picture. Very moving.
    • 5/5
      The story is well written and captivating from the beginning!
    • 5/5
      Beautiful story! The beginning is a little slow but the context is worth rounding out the story line! Beautiful!!!
    • 1/5
      I detestable every single character in this book and although I listened until the end, I couldn't wait for the torture to be iver
    • 4/5
      It was a wonderful story. A deep insight into the French resistance movement during WW2.
    • 5/5
      Wonderful book!! U learn so much about the sacrifices made by the French people during the war!
    • 2/5
      The story was lovely and well told. Unfortunately, the main character was infuriating - spoiled and unaware and beyond irritating. She ruined the book for me.
    • 2/5
      The story is average but the narration is weak and the accents truly awful. The combination makes the book difficult to listen to.
    • 4/5
      The story was good and definitely kept my interest but the narration was weak.
    • 5/5
      Fantastic! I loved every minute of listening to this book. The dialogue, the storyline, the romance, the history… simply beautiful.
    • 5/5
      Great plot, excellent reading, but the production of the audiobook was poor. Several time passages were cut off into new chapters. Very frustrating!
    • 3/5
      Loved it after I finished the entire book. However while reading I felt it was dragged out a bit too much. Especially the love story between Liv and Jillian, there was no need to stretch Liv knowing Jillian’s wife was dead. It was obvious to the readers. The Liv character was annoying. It could be the author’s way of characterizing Americans, Liv’s mom changing boyfriends every month and Liv sounding like 18 year old at 42. Didn’t appreciate that. But the story, and the setting were great.
    • 5/5
      The book was real intriguing and had so much information about the era.
    • 5/5
      An amazing read with many twist and turns! Loved it!
    • 5/5
      The story was fantastic, perhaps a bit slow at the beginning, but worth the time investment. The voice of Inez, almost had me stop listening, too shrill. If that doesn’t bother you, you will love it!
    • 5/5
      Such a beautiful love story, so well written ! Thanks
    • 5/5
      Excellent listening! I wanted to keep listening even when I had to stop! Beautifully written, with such a twist at the end! Bravo!! The narrators did a marvelous job reflecting the mood and meaning behind their words! I love this!!
    • 5/5
      Excellent book. There was a little plot twist at the end.
    • 2/5
      Not the best WWII historical fiction - more of a soap opera with shallow characters.