The Vineyard

by Idwal Jones

Book Overview

Set in the Napa Valley at the turn of the century, this novel beautifully evokes the characters' love of the land and the rhythms of life lived close to the earth and its seasons. Spirited Alda Pendle... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520210905
• ISBN13: 9780520210905
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 285 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

In love with California?

This is a fine tale of people at the turn of the last century, farming and loving the land that they live on. This book is for readers who want to get away to a time before automobiles, television, and moving pictures took over our lives. The backdrop of history can lead one to explore other California and Western U.S. topics such as the settling Northern California, the discovery of silver and the Comstock Lode, the lives of Chinese in California, the Swiss-Itallian immigrant, migration from the southern part of California, the history of the grape vine for table grapes and wine production, and how prohibition affected the early wine industry. It also explores the complex relationships of families formed by marriage, adoption, and long-term working relationships.