The Keeper Of The Vineyard: A Tale Of The Ozarks (1913)

By Caroline Abbot Stanley

Book Overview

The Keeper of the Vineyard: A Tale of the Ozarks is a novel written by Caroline Abbot Stanley and published in 1913. The story is set in the Ozark Mountains and follows the life of a young girl named Nance, who is the daughter of a vineyard keeper. Nance is a hardworking and independent young woman who takes care of her family's vineyard and helps her father with his winemaking business.The novel explores the themes of family, love, and the importance of tradition. Nance's father is a traditionalist who believes in the old ways of winemaking, while the new generation of winemakers is experimenting with new techniques. Nance finds herself torn between her loyalty to her father's traditions and her desire to embrace new ideas.As Nance grows older, she falls in love with a young man named Jim, who is also a winemaker. Their love is tested when Jim's family decides to sell their vineyard to a wealthy businessman who wants to modernize the winemaking industry. Nance and Jim must decide whether to follow their hearts or to stay loyal to their families' traditions.The Keeper of the Vineyard: A Tale of the Ozarks is a beautifully written novel that captures the spirit of the Ozark Mountains and the people who live there. It is a timeless story of love, family, and the struggle to balance tradition with progress.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1165802260
• ISBN13: 9781165802265
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"