One Friday in Napa (eBook)

A Novel

Jennifer Hamm (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
248 Seiten
She Writes Press (Verlag)
978-1-64742-530-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Vene feels like she and her mother have always been at oddssince she was a child, the first word she used to describe Olivia was cold. When news of her mothers imminent death comes, Vene returns to her familys home in Napa to see if their strained relationship can be mended, only to find Olivia as harsh as ever and their reconciliation seemingly unreachable.But when Vene stumbles upon Olivias old cookbook, she discovers a passion within her mother she didnt know existed. The clipped tone and quick judgments of her dying mother dont match the young woman whose voice she finds between the pagesone that tells a story of romance, longing, duty, and aching heartbreak. Curiosity consumes Vene, andshe embarks on an intimate journey to learn about the Olivia she never got to meetbefore its too late.A captivating story told in alternating perspectives a half-century apart, One Friday in Napaexplores the pains and joys of devotion as two women learn the price of loyalty, the power of secrets, and the meaning of sacrifice.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.8.2023
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Historische Romane
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Märchen / Sagen
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Schlagworte: 1940s timeline • 1990s timeline • Alternating time periods • Family conflict • family secrets • mother/daughter relationships • Multiple perspectives narrative • Napa family story • Reconciliation and forgiveness • The forties • the nineties • Vintners and vineyards • Wine making and wine makers
• ISBN-10: 1-64742-530-1 / 1647425301
• ISBN-13: 978-1-64742-530-2 / 9781647425302