Book description
"The sun-drenched vineyards of France, a real-life heroine who against all odds refuses to give up her dreams... and champagne. What's not to love?” Barbara Davis, Best-selling author of The Echo of Old Books
Champagne, France, 1860. Madame Pommery, an etiquette teacher and orphanage founder, loses her husband and is…
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1 author picked Madame Pommery as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is an inspiring, well-researched novel. Rosenberg introduces us to the woman who created Brut Champagne.
Mme. Pommery is determined to support her family. With no experience and no one willing to teach her the art of making champagne, she defies societal restrictions on women, a greedy banker, and even the Prussian Army to become a successful vigneron.
This courageous and forward-thinking young woman reminds me of the protagonist in one of my novels. Though our stories are set one hundred years apart, both of our protagonists are young, determined women who make their way in the world of…
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