Set in the Napa Valley at the turn of the century, this novel beautifully evokes the characters' love of the land and the rhythms of life lived close to the earth and its seasons. Spirited Alda Pendle is the daughter of a viticulturist who has taught her his craft. When he dies, leaving her without property, her skills make her indispensable to the solitary owner of one of the old vineyards in the valley. The novel provides a vivid history of winemaking in California to the Prohibition era.
- ISBN10 0520919939
- ISBN13 9780520919938
- Publish Date 30 September 1997
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint University of California Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 285
- Language English