Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times national correspondent Timothy
Egan turns to fiction with The Winemaker's Daughter, a lyrical and
gripping novel about the harsh realities and ecological challenges of
turning water into wine.
When Brunella Cartolano visits her father on the family vineyard in the
basin of the Cascade Mountains, she's shocked by the devastation caused
by a four-year drought. Passionate about the Pacific Northwest ecology,
Brunella, a cultural impact analyst, is embroiled in a battle to save
the Seattle waterfront from redevelopment and to preserve a fisherman's
livelihood. But when a tragedy among fire-jumpers results from a failure
of the water supply--her brother Niccolo is among those lost--Brunella
finds herself with another mission: to find out who is sabotaging the
area's water supply. Joining forces with a Native American Forest
Ranger, she discovers deep rifts rooted in the region's complicated
history, and tries to save her father's vineyard from drying up for
good...even as violence and corruption erupt around her.