Jennifer Chiaverini Sonoma Rose (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Sonoma RoseCondition: NewSubtitle: An Elm Creek Quilts NovelISBN-10: 0452298997EAN: 9780452298996ISBN: 9780452298996Publisher: PlumeFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 29/01/2013Description: New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini returns with a Prohibition-era novel about one woman’s journey to save her family—and herself With the nation in the throes of Prohibition, Rosa Diaz Barclay unwittingly discovers that her husband, John, has given over the duties of their Southern California rye farm in favor of armed bootlegging. Fearing the safety of her four beloved children, Rosa flees, with little more than a suitcase filled with John’s ill-gotten gains and her heirloom quilts. Accompanying her is Lars, a good but flawed man who is the mother of two of her children. Under assumed names, Lars and Rosa hire on at a Sonoma County vineyard, seeking not only refuge from danger, but convalescence for two of the children, who suffer from a mysterious wasting disease. The devotion of the Italian-American community to the craft of viticulture inspires Rosa to acquire a vineyard of her own, even as she discovers firsthand its inherent hardships and dangers winemakers face in such turbulent times.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 203mmItem Length: 135mmItem Width: 23mmItem Weight: 322gAuthor: Jennifer ChiaveriniGenre: FictionTopic: Historical FictionRelease Year: 2013 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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