The Vineyards of Champagne by Juliet Blackwell

and find a way to savor her own life again. In Reims, France, to escape Nazi soldiers, Lucie and her family hide in the caves under their champagne vineyards in 1916. But as she reads through a precious cache of World War I letters and retraces the lives lived in the limestone tunnels, Rosalyn will unravel a mystery hidden for decades. Since the untimely death of her young husband, Rosalyn finds it a challenge to enjoy anything at all. The Vineyards of Champagne 2 by Juliet Blackwell ( 611 ) £7.99 £14. Rosalyn doesn't much care for champagne-or France, for that matter. Forced to take shelter from the unrelenting onslaught of German shellfire above, the bravest and most defiant women venture out to pluck sweet grapes for the harvest. In present day, Rosalyn Acosta travels to Champagne to select vintages for her Napa-based employer. Deep within the labyrinth of caves that lies below the lush, rolling vineyards of the Champagne region, an underground city of women and children hums with life.

But wine is not the only secret preserved in the cool, dark cellars. On the flight to France she meets Emma, an Australian woman who shares a remarkable story of the brave people of France during WWI. The wine seller she works for in Napa sends her to Champagne to obtain new wines from small vineyards. Forced to take shelter from the unrelenting onslaught of German shellfire above, the bravest and most defiant women venture out to pluck sweet grapes for the harvest. The Vineyards of Champagne is Juliet Blackwell’s story of Rosalyn, a young woman adjusting to life as a widow. Deep within the labyrinth of caves that lies below the lush, rolling vineyards of the Champagne region, an underground city of women and children hums with life. In present day, Rosalyn Acosta travels to Champagne to select vintages for.

Beneath the cover of France's most exquisite vineyards, a city of women defy an army during World War I, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Carousel of Provence. Title details for The Vineyards of Champagne by Juliet Blackwell - Available.