Used book – The Vineyards of Sainte-Colombe, Christian Signol

When, on the eve of the 1870 war, Charles Barthélémie, master of Solail, dies, two of his children, Léonce and Charlotte, clash over the management of the estate: hectares of vines ripening in the Midi sun. But beyond family rivalries, natural and historical dramas combine to make Charlotte's destiny, generous, impetuous, passionate, a series of merciless battles: the ravages of phylloxera, the great crisis of 1907 where the collapse of prices and the revolt of the winegrowers almost ruined Solail... Later, facing the ordeal of war, Charlotte, finally mistress of the estate, will give her all, succeeding in restoring Solail to its former splendor. Happy or thwarted loves, clashes of characters, ambitions, passions, dramas and joys, all contribute to making this novel, where the destinies of dozens of characters intertwine, a sumptuous chronicle. But it is the warm, living, immemorial earth, the scents of the garrigue and the light of the Midi that envelop this novel with their sensitive, captivating presence, thanks to the magic of the unparalleled storyteller that is Christian Signol. Les Vignes de Sainte-Colombe includes: 1. Les Vignes de Sainte-Colombe 2. La Lumière des Collines