Blackberry Wine
by:
Joanne Harris (author)
Jay Mackintosh is trapped by memory in the old familiar landscape of his childhood, to which he longs to return. A bottle of home-brewed wine left to him by a long-vanished friend seems to provide the key to an old mystery. As the unusual properties of the strange brew take effect, Jay escapes to...
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Jay Mackintosh is trapped by memory in the old familiar landscape of his childhood, to which he longs to return. A bottle of home-brewed wine left to him by a long-vanished friend seems to provide the key to an old mystery. As the unusual properties of the strange brew take effect, Jay escapes to a derelict farmhouse in the French village of Lansquenet. There, a ghost from the past waits to confront him, and the reclusive Marise - haunted, lovely and dangerous - hides a terrible secret behind her closed shutters. Between them, a mysterious chemistry. Or could it be magic?
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781407083520 (140708352X)
Publish date: June 29th 2010
Publisher: Transworld Digital
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Novels,
Cultural,
Food And Drink,
Food,
Book Club,
Literary Fiction,
Contemporary,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
France,
Magical Realism,
Fiction
The fluidity of the two times was masterfully done. There was no point in the book out of place or awkward. It was cute in a way how the wine 'spoke' throughout the story and gave foreshadowing. It was also rather nice how the first book showed up in the form of Josephine. The ending of the book wa...
Harris imbues her stories with a sense of magical reality, and this novel is no exception. You can read my full review of this second story in the Lansquenet trilogy here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2015/02/21/the-wine-tells-all/
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