Orange Wine

Pre-Read Notes: I remember thinking, "Orange wine would taste interesting." And then I requested it. "To hell with everybody!” she shouted back. ... I still could not understand my sister’s reaction. I had told her about Alessandro from the beginning. She had always listened with what seemed like inte......more

3.5 Orange Wine tells the turbulent story of Ines, the youngest of five girls born to once wealthy parents. Rosa, the eldest, moves to Bogota and says she will take it upon herself to see that her sisters find jobs and good husbands. However, when Ines refuses to do as Rosa says she moves back home t......more

Book Stats: 📖: 304 pages Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Bindery books Format: physical book from the publisher Series: standalone Themes: 💫: Love, Loss and Family 💫: Artistic Freedom 💫: Feminine Awakening Representation: 🍊: Strong Female lead 🍊: Colombian Setting 🥵: Spice: Half a pepper 🌶️ Potential......more

This is a story about a woman who goes through a life changing traumatic event that forces her to reconnect with her roots. Sounds good right? There are a lot of things about this books that I loved right off the bat and that made me think that this was going to be a five star read. The author is a......more

"...I had loved and also suffered, and I was now learning that the shades of heartache are many, that being betrayed and abandoned is great cause for grief, but that when the heart chooses, it will not be dissuaded." "Beauty, like love, must have its caretakers." What a book (said Sabie again, in......more