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Wine People

A Novel
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Wine People by Michelle Wildgen explores the exhilarating and competitive world of boutique wine importing in New York City through the eyes of two women from vastly different backgrounds. Wren, diligent and determined, and Thessaly, from a renowned Californian wine family yet riddled with self-doubt, are thrust together in a high-pressure environment where their skills, resilience, and palates are relentlessly tested. Their complicated relationship evolves into an unexpected alliance during a critical European business trip, impacting their careers and friendship. The novel richly captures diverse locales, including France, Germany, Italy, the Midwest, and California wine country, offering vibrant descriptions of food, wine, and the intoxicating intersection of personal and professional life.
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Format: Hardback
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Ideal for readers who enjoy immersive, character-driven general fiction with themes of friendship, ambition, and the intricacies of the wine industry. Suitable for those interested in contemporary women’s stories and narratives set against vivid international backdrops.

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Time Magazine "25 New Books You Need to Read This Summer"

"A riveting, behind-the-scenes portrait of a high-drama industry, from the chateau to the corner office... pour a glass and dive in." - Oprah Daily

An intoxicating escape into the cutthroat world of wine and the complicated terrain of women's friendship.

Wren and Thessaly collide when they land coveted jobs at a glamorous New York City boutique wine importer. Hardworking, by-the-book Wren comes from a modest background and has everything to prove, while Thessaly hails from a family of prestigious California growers – but she is plagued by self-doubt. Thrown together at work, where they're expected to have exquisite palates, endless tolerance for alcohol and socializing, and the ability to sell, sell, sell, they regard each other with suspicion.

It's only on an important European business trip – with everything on the line for both of them – that they unexpectedly forge an alliance that will change the course of their careers and personal lives.

With mouth-watering descriptions of food and wine, Wine People takes readers from France, Germany, and Italy to the Midwest and California wine country, in an utterly entertaining page-turner.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9798985282832

Publisher: Zibby Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 August 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Zibby Books

Edition: US

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 209.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 304

About the Author

Michelle Wildgen is the author of the novels You're Not You, But Not For Long, and Bread and Butter. She edited the anthology Food and Booze, and her writing has appeared in the New York Times Book Review, O, theOprah Magazine, and Best American Food Writing. Formerly executive editor of Tin House, Wildgen is cofounder of the Madison Writers' Studio.

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