Reviews

The Winemaker's Daughter by Timothy Egan

suannelaqueur's review

5.0

The Winemaker's Daughter by Timothy Egan is an absolutely terrific story about the Pacific Northwest, in particular the Columbia River basin in Washington state. It's also about the immigrant experience, the Native American experience, the making of the Great Coulee Dam, forest fires, and winemaking. And food. I mean these are Italians, how could it not? Read more here: http://suannelaqueurwrites.com/literary-eats/literary-eats-the-winemakers-daughter

colls's review

4.0

To me the story was about yearning; for a home, for roots, for a sense of belonging in the world. The details about the geography enriched the story, giving it an incredible sense of place. The battle of water rights was one of the least interesting parts of the story for me, but without that aspect there'd be very little narrative conflict. Same goes for the disagreements with Roberto. I thought the author did a good job tying in Brunella's work along the Seattle waterfront with the fisherman to her passion for preserving the past. On one hand, the scenes in Italy seemed a bit tacked on and rushed, but on the other hand I'm glad the author didn't draw that out too much. To me, going to Italy served only to highlight the return home.