Vineyard, The, Maria Duenas
Vineyard, The, Maria Duenas
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Vineyard, The

Author: María Dueñas

Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner

Unabridged: 16 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/03/2017


Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author María Dueñas returns with The Vineyard, a magnificent story of ambition, heartbreak, and desire set in the 1860s Mexico, Cuba, and Spain—perfect for fans of Kate Morton and Kristin Hannah.Mauro Larrea’s fortune, the result of years of hardship and toil, comes crashing down on the heels of a calamitous event. Swamped by debt and uncertainty, he gambles the last of his money in a daring play that wins him an abandoned house and a vineyard an ocean away. Mauro travels to Andalusia de Jerez in Spain with every intention of selling the property and returning to Mexico. That is, until he meets the unsettling Soledad Montalvo, the wife of a London wine merchant, who bursts into his life unannounced, determined to protect her family’s legacy. Before long, Larrea finds himself immersed in the rich culture of the sherry trade. As his feelings for Soledad ripen into a consuming passion, he seeks to restore the vineyard to its former glory.From the turbulent young Mexican republic to flourishing Havana, and onward to the fertile vineyards of Jerez in the second half of the nineteenth century, María Dueñas’s new novel takes place on both sides of the Atlantic, the New World and the Old. This story of family intrigue vividly conjures the noise and grit of silver mines, and the earthier lure of ancient vineyards and magnificent cities whose splendor has faded. Here is a story of courage in the face of adversity and of a destiny forever altered by the force of passion.

About María Dueñas

María Dueñas, the author of the New York Times bestselling novel The Time in Between, holds a PhD in English Philology and is currently a professor at the University of Murcia. She has also taught at American universities, is the author of several academic articles, and has participated in various educational, cultural, and editorial projects.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kevin

I’m guessing this was better in its original Spanish.......more

Goodreads review by Laura

Me ha gustado, pero entre que ha sido pausado, y que la historia no tiene ese toque desgarrador ni tampoco te engancha... es un libro sin más.. quizás con menos hojas, hubiera sido mejor. Eso si, la autora escribe tan bonito que sigues leyendo sin darte cuenta. Una historia llena de altibajos, de luc......more

Cuando era joven Mauro Larrea levantó un imperio de la nada con sus manos, con su inagotable esfuerzo y con una inteligencia innata para los negocios, consiguió convertirse en uno de los hombres más ricos y poderosos del México de la época. En la actualidad, sin embargo, casi treinta años después, u......more

Goodreads review by Marius

O minunata carte de aventuri, atmosfera, calatoresti in Mexic, Cuba, Spania....numai buna de citit vara pe plaja.......more