'This sprawling tale will charm fans of historical romance.' Source: Kirkus “Breezy and entertaining, María Dueñas delivers a good old-fashioned yarn.” Source: The Washington Post The Vineyard is destined to become a classic.” Author: Armando Lucas Correa, international bestselling author of The German Girl

“It beams readers with pinpoint accuracy to the heart and soul of 1860s Mexico, Cuba, and Spain on a magic carpet ride that they will be sorry to have end.” Author: Leila Meacham, New York Times bestselling author of Roses 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. Here is a story of courage in the face of adversity and of a destiny forever altered by the force of passion. 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. As his feelings for Soledad ripen into a consuming passion, he seeks to restore the vineyard to its former glory.įrom 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. Before long, Larrea finds himself immersed in the rich culture of the sherry trade. 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. Mauro travels to Andalusia de Jerez in Spain with every intention of selling the property and returning to Mexico. 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 Larrea’s fortune, the result of years of hardship and toil, comes crashing down on the heels of a calamitous event. New York Times bestselling author Maria 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.

The Vineyard by María Dueñas