“Was it possible that one sin could stain your soul forever? Or could one do enough good that a mistake of such magnitude could eventually be erased?”When one thinks of champagne they surely don't think of the renaissance, the Nazi's, the German occupation, the French resistance, the hiding out in wine cellars and caves.
This is an incredible book depicting the horror, the tears, the love, the loss and the courage that itook to overcome.
It's a two part story with two separate timelines that gel together nicely in the end between the 1940's during WWII and a more current feel.
Ines is a member of an armed group of central France but also she's the grandmother to Liv (Olivia).
Michel the the owner of the Maison Chauveau aka the champagne house marries Ines but leaves her side to become more involved with his surroundings.
Meanwhile Celine the Jewish winemaker's wife is missing and presumed dead as the Germans round up Jewish families.
Many met their fate during this time and the stakes are high for all involved including Michel as it's not only a time of terror in captivity but also a source of grave concern over illnesses attributed to tuberculosis during this time.
Could it be that the very resistance that inspired winemakers also prompted them to fight the Nazi reign?
This is the question that haunted the mind of Kristin Harmel and for one she fought hard to develop in the Winemaker's Wife.
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