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Narrated by:
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Robin Eller
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Lisa Flanagan
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Madeleine Maby
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Written by:
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Kristin Harmel
About this listen
From the author of the “engrossing” (People) and “poignant” (Booklist) international best seller The Room on Rue Amélie comes a remarkable and moving story of love, danger, and betrayal: two women in France in the darkest days of World War II and another in present-day America on a quest to uncover the secret that connects them.
At the dawn of the Second World War, Inès is the young wife of Michel, owner of the House of Chauveau, a small champagne winery nestled among rolling vineyards near Reims, France. Marrying into a storied champagne empire was supposed to be a dream come true, but Inès feels increasingly isolated, purposely left out of the business by her husband; his chef de cave, Theo; and Theo’s wife, Sarah.
But these disappointments pale in comparison to the increasing danger from German forces pouring across the border. At first, it’s merely the Nazi weinführer coming to demand the choicest champagne for Hitler’s cronies, but soon, there are rumors of Jewish townspeople being rounded up and sent east to an unspeakable fate. The war is on their doorstep, and no one in Inès’s life is safe - least of all Sarah, whose father is Jewish, or Michel, who has recklessly begun hiding munitions for the Résistance in the champagne caves. Inès realizes she has to do something to help.
Sarah feels as lost as Inès does, but she doesn’t have much else in common with Michel’s young wife. Inès seems to have it made, not least of all because as a Catholic, she’s “safe.” Sarah, on the other hand, is terrified about the fate of her parents - and about her own future as the Germans begin to rid the Champagne region of Jews. When Sarah makes a dangerous decision to follow her heart in a desperate bid to find some meaning in the ruin, it endangers the lives of all those she cares about - and the champagne house they’ve all worked so hard to save.
In the present, Liv Kent has just lost her job - and her marriage. Her wealthy but aloof Grandma Edith, sensing that Liv needs a change of scenery before she hits rock bottom, insists that Liv accompany her on a trip to France. But the older woman has an ulterior motive - and some difficult but important information to share with her granddaughter. As Liv begins to uncover long-buried family secrets, she finds herself slowly coming back to life. When past and present intertwine at last, she may finally find a way forward, along a difficult road that leads straight to the winding caves beneath the House of Chauveau.
Perfect for fans of Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale and Kate Quinn’s The Alice Network, The Winemaker’s Wife is an evocative and gorgeously wrought novel that examines how the choices we make in our darkest hours can profoundly change our lives - and how hope can come from the places we least expect.
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- 2020-04-17
Winemaker’s Wife
A fabulous book! I could not stop listening to it. The narrators were wonderful! Loved it.
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-10-13
Overall a good book
I feel like the Narrators were overall good , just in the stressful times I felt them too pushed and pitchy. But still enjoyed their performances overall!
Thank you for the book ❤️
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-05-01
Beautifully written and narrated
A delight that keeps the listener actively involved throughout! The historical aspects of the story line inform as well as entertain!
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-05-15
Lived through this Story
At the end I weeped, the circle was complete.
A could see history being made.
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- Anonymous User
- 2024-02-22
Heartbreakingly beautiful
What an incredible, beautifully written, heart wrenching story. It is a wonderful listen. The characters are so well developed and the story line is unlike anything I’ve read.
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- Anonymous User
- 2019-09-07
Terrible Audio
I’m an avid user of Audible. Thus far I’ve been pleasantly surprised at the voice work on the books I’ve selected. The Winemakers Wife, however, has the worst performance I’ve heard yet.
The woman in the role of Inés sounds like she is reading a children’s book. Her voice is so jarring that it distracts from the story. Very disappointing.
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-12-11
Beautiful story about love, life journey, courage and forgiveness.
Beautifully written story - absolutely loved i. It grabs you, characters are genuine and full of life.
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-12-31
Loved it
WW2 history about champagne and France , the resistance , love , heartbreak … I enjoyed it from the first to end
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- Anonymous User
- 2024-09-18
Road well trodden
Did not like the narrators, too much “are you alright”’s and sappy voices, alternating with bossy insistent questioning.
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-07-01
The narration unconvincing, accents distracting
I found the narration, sadly unconvincing. The attempted accents were a distraction from the story.
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