Publisher:
Barcelona Digital Editions, Newburyport
From the author of The Physician and Shaman now comes this story of a young man-the grapes he grows, the wine he fashions, the women he loves, and his struggle against an evil that seeks to destroy him. Already an international bestseller. Josep...
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From the author of The Physician and Shaman now comes this story of a young man-the grapes he grows, the wine he fashions, the women he loves, and his struggle against an evil that seeks to destroy him. Already an international bestseller. Josep Alvarez is a young man in the tiny grape-growing village of Santa Eulália, in northern Spain, where his father grows black grapes that are turned into cheap vinegar. Joseph loves the agricultural life, but he is the second son, and his father's vineyard will be inherited by his brother Donat, the firstborn. Josep needs to keep his hands in the soil. He
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Epigraph; PART ONE: The Return; 1. Going Home; 2. The Sign; 3. Cleaning the Nest; 4. The Saint of Virgins; 5. A Thing Between Brothers; 6. A Trip to Barcelona; 7. Neighbors; 8. A Social Organization; PART TWO: The Group of Hunters; 9. The Man; 10. Strange Orders; 11. The Visitors; 12. Foraging; 13. Guns; 14. Widening the Range; 15. The Sergeant; 16. Orders; 17. Nine on a Train; 18. The Spy; PART THREE: Out in the World; 19. Walking in Snow; 20. News; 21. Sharing; 22. Alone; 23. Wandering; 24. Fellow Travelers; 25. Stranger in a Far Land
PART FOUR: The Alvarez Land26. Painted Vines; 27. Winter; 28. Cooking; 29. Hinny; 30. A Knocking; 31. Old Debts; 32. The Intruder; 33. Cracks; 34. Wood; 35. Changes; 36. A Talk with Quim; 37. Rites of Passage; 38. Harvesting; 39. Troubles; 40. What the Pig Knew; PART FIVE: The Blood of the Grape; 41. Digging; 42. The Swap; 43. Thirst; 44. Towers; 45. Vines; 46. Small Sips; 47. Like a Brother; 48. The Visit; 49. A Trip to the Market; 50. A Decision; 51. Plans; 52. A Contest in Sitges; 53. Josep's Responsibility; 54. A Conversation with Nivaldo; 55. The Joining; 56. Changes; 57. Extreme Unction
58. The Legacy59. Talking and Listening; 60. The Guardia Civil; 61. The Monsieur; 62. The Disagreement; Acknowledgments; About the Author
