The Vintner's Luck

Local 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.

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Description

A novel set in early 19th century Burgundy, telling the tale of a man, his vineyard and an angel with whom he falls in love.

Promotion info

An unconventional novel which engages grand and glorious themes on an intimate, human scale.

Awards

Winner of Montana New Zealand Book Awards: Deutz Medal for Fiction 1999 and Montana New Zealand Book Awards: Readers' Choice Award 1999 and Book Data New Zealand Booksellers' Choice Award 1999.

Author description

Elizabeth Knox is the author of five books, but The Vintner's Luck is the first to be published outside her native New Zealand. She is married and lives with her family in Wellington