The champagne garden - Fiona McIntosh

About the book:

Épernay, 1914: Sophie Delancré is a passionate winemaker. She runs her family's winery and has a big dream: she wants to produce the finest champagne in France. When she meets the good-looking and warm-hearted Jerome Mea, also a winemaker, it is love at first sight. Soon the wedding bells will ring and happiness seems perfect. But shortly after the wedding, Jerome has to go to war and Sophie is left alone on the property they share.
As the young winemaker struggles to keep her winery running on her own, a critical sugar shortage forces her to enter into a dangerous deal with a shady acquaintance. And suddenly war no longer seems to be the only threat in their lives...

About the author:

Fiona McIntosh grew up in England but spent many years of her childhood in West Africa. She gave up her job as a public relations manager to travel and decided to stay in Australia in 1980. She has published numerous novels and children's books worldwide and is considered one of Australia's most popular authors. When she's not pursuing her passion for travel in search of new ideas, Fiona McIntosh lives in Adelaide with her family.