Title: House of Peine
Description: Family rivalries, long-ago love affairs, and forgotten scandals blend in this sparkling novel set in the Champagne province of FranceWith effervescent wit and clear-eyed insight, Sarah-Kate Lynch explores the rivalries and bonds of sisterhood amidst the lush countryside of France's Champagne province. Clementine is the rightful heir to the House of Peine, the vineyard that has been in the family for generations. She has spent her whole life caring for the vines, not to mention caring for her sour brute of a father. But now that the Peine patriarch is dead, his will stipulates that Clementine must share the vineyard with a half-sister she hasn't seen in twenty years and another she didn't even know existed. As one vineyard brings three estranged siblings together, readers will savor this heartfelt toast to sisterhood and inspired celebration of Champagne.
Subjects: Literature, Fiction, Vineyards, Sisters, Champagne (Wine), Inheritance and succession, Fiction, general, Sisters, fiction, France, fiction
Places: France