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.
