num_pages: 284
description: One summer night in 1808, Sobran Jodeau sets out to drown his love sorrows in his family's vineyard when he stumbles on an angel. Once he gets over his shock, Sobran decides that Xas, the male angel, is his guardian sent to counsel him on everything from marriage to wine production. But Xas turns out to be a far more mysterious character. Compelling and erotic, The Vintner's Luck explores a decidedly unorthodox love story as Sobran eventually comes to love and be loved by both Xas and the young Countess de Valday, his friend and employer at the neighboring chateau. 
language: English
title: The Vintner's Luck
titlecomplete: The Vintner's Luck (Vintner's Luck, #1)
genres: Magical Realism, LGBT, Historical, France, Fantasy, Angels, Romance, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Queer
ratings_count: 3421
places: Burgundy Region
series: Vintner's Luck
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: James Tiptree Jr. Award
category: Longlist, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Tasmania Pacific Region Prize, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
category: Deutz Medal for Fiction or Poetry (Montana NZ Awards)
publisher: Picador