Jacaranda Vines
Jacaranda Vines

Author: Tamara McKinley

Publisher: Quercus

Published: 2014-10-07

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 1623655684

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Jacaranda Vines was once the greatest vineyard in Australia, but the death of its owner, Jock Witney, leaves the business in shambles. As the Witney family fight over the future of the winery, Jock's young granddaughter Sophie makes a voyage of historical discovery through the Australian outback, hoping to learn more about her family's past. Set between the 1830s and the modern day, Jacaranda Vines is an exploration of ancestral ties, bitter rivalries and the importance of sharing family history.

Crossing Vines
Crossing Vines

Author: Rigoberto González

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9780806135281

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Migrant grape pickers in California's Caliente Valley confront personal battles with alcoholism, abuse, infidelity, and homosexuality.

California Getting Started Garden Guide
California Getting Started Garden Guide

Author: Bruce Asakawa

Publisher: Cool Springs Press

Published: 2013-08-15

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1610587359

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DIVHave you ever wondered which plants and flowers to grow in California, and how to do it?/divDIV/divDIVThe California Getting Started Garden Guide features region-specific advice on planting, growing, and caring for more than 150 of California’s top ornamental and native plants. From flowers and grasses to trees and palms, this step-by-step guide includes useful information for the novice and experienced gardener alike, geared exclusively toward the particular climatic concerns of Californians. With gorgeous full-color photos of each plant, this book will increase the enjoyment and satisfaction of any gardener hoping to learn about—and master—the natural environment of California./div

Jacaranda Vines
Jacaranda Vines

Author: Tamara McKinley

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Published: 2014-05-06

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 1466870354

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After years of dominating Australia's wine industry, Jock Witney dies, leaving his family's business in a shambles. Despite an offer worth hundreds of millions for the company, the family is split and unable to agree on the future of Jacaranda Vines. Exhausted after years of Jock's violent temper and exacting ways, it would be a relief to sell Jacaranda to the highest bidder, but Cordelia, Jock's long estranged widow, insists on keeping the winery together. In need of an ally, Cordelia takes her granddaughter on a trip through the harsh Australian outback, sharing with Sophie tales of hardship and secrets from the past. She begins her story with Rose, a young girl running from her native England in hopes of finding a new life in the wild unknown of Australia. From Sussex Downs in the 1830s to modern day Australia, Jacaranda Vines, Tamara McKinley's breathtaking new novel traces, the lives of several generations of one unforgettable family.

South American Medicinal Plants
South American Medicinal Plants

Author: I. Roth

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-04-17

Total Pages: 498

ISBN-13: 3662046989

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This unique reference book meticulously lists a vast variety of the extensive South American flora, in particular the one of Venezuela. Pharmacists, pharmacologists, toxicologists and botanists will find that this encyclopaedia unprecedented in depth and detail. In an A-Z format, more than 80 plant families are covered. Botanical information of the individual species is given together with their specific use in traditional South American medicine. More than 250 detailed figures allow easy identification.

Windflowers
Windflowers

Author: Tamara McKinley

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Published: 2014-04-29

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 1466869267

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In Tamara McKinley's Windflowers, Claire has left behind the harshness of life in the outback for college and a career in Sydney, Australia. Estranged from her family, she is about to take up a position at a prestigious veterinary practice when her Great Aunt Aurelia summons her home to the family cattle station in Queensland. Claire's relationship with her parents and sister has never been easy, and it is the reunion with her indomitable mother, Ellie, she dreads the most. But coming from a long line of Warratah women famed for their grit and substance, Claire knows better than to shy away from a fight. Ellie accepts that a reconciliation with her eldest daughter is long overdue. But to do so will mean she must face her own ghosts and reveal some of Warratah's more shameful secrets. She only hopes her family is strong enough to survive the coming storm.

Wine Fiction: A Bibliography - 4th Edition
Wine Fiction: A Bibliography - 4th Edition

Author: Warren R. Johnson

Publisher: Second Harvest Books

Published:

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13:

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Wine Fiction: A Bibliography 4th Edition will appeal to you who like to read fiction books with a wine, winery or vineyard theme. This 98-page book lists 2500 eBooks in 13 categories including Mystery, Novel, Romance, Story, Fantasy, Horror, to name six of the generas. These may be new, old, or hard-to-find books. New to this edition is a list of movies based on a wine fiction book. Click on a category in the Table of Contents to move to your genera of choice. Happy reading.

Summer Lightning
Summer Lightning

Author: Tamara McKinley

Publisher: Quercus

Published: 2014-10-07

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 1623655641

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Miriam Strong has been looking forward to her family arriving at Bellbird Station to celebrate her seventy-fifth birthday, and she can't imagine how anything could go wrong. But then questions are raised about a stolen inheritance, and everyone is surprised to discover that Miriam has hidden the existence of a dangerous personal enemy. Miriam's granddaughters are drawn into the conflict, and a hero emerges in the person of Jake Connor, a high-minded lawyer determined to discover the truth. Summer Lightning is a feel-good family epic with a dark heart.