Champagne Widows

First Woman of Champagne, Veuve Clicquot (Champagne Widows Novels)

De: Rebecca Rosenberg

Narrado por: Katherine Anderson

Duración: 11 h y 2 m

Resumen del Editor

"EDITORS CHOICE HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY

This engrossing historical novel by Rebecca Rosenberg follows Veuve Clicquot, a strong-minded woman determined to defy the Napoleon Code and become a master champagne maker.

In 1800 France, twenty-year-old Barbe-Nicole inherits her great-grandfather's uncanny sense of smell and uses it to make great champagne, despite the Code prohibiting women from owning a business. When tragedy strikes and she becomes a Veuve (widow), she must grapple with a domineering partner, the complexities of making champagne, and the aftermath of six Napoleon wars. When she falls in love with her sales manager, Louis Bohne, she must choose between losing her winery to her husband to obey the Napoleon Code, or losing Louis. In the ultimate showdown, Veuve Clicquot defies Napoleon himself, risking prison and even death.

If you enjoyed books like 'The Widow of the South' by Robert Hicks or 'The Paris Seamstress' by Natasha Lester, you'll love 'Veuve Clicquot'.

©2021 Rebecca Rosenberg (P)2024 Rebecca Rosenberg

Reseñas de la Crítica

“This effervescent historical novel paints a richly detailed portrait of the enterprising Veuve Clicquot. The twinned plots of Clicquot and Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise and fall are filled with detail that give life to this far-off time. The prose is light, yet detailed, and peppered with moments of wry humor. Napoleon's characterization is well-crafted and give his character new life. Clicquot’s character is charming, and readers will love getting to know her. Rosenberg has a superb eye for blending humor with drama.” —Publisher’s Weekly BookLife Prize

OUTSTANDING HISTORICAL FICTION!

The audio edition of Champagne Widows written by Rebecca Rosenberg and narrated by Katherine Anderson has just recently become available in April 2024 and it is not to be missed! This is a fictionalized treatment of the life of The Veuve Clicquot whose company is still successfully producing Champagne today.

The events occur during the very turbulent French Revolution and wars lead by Napoleon Bonaparte which nearly bankrupt the economy of France. Now, on top of all that, add in the very sexist business regulations that placed a woman's inheritance and property under her husband's control and it's amazing this woman, who was widowed before she was thirty years old with her young daughter to raise, was able to become a well respected Champagne producer throughout Europe.

I thought this audiobook was very well written by Rebecca Rosenberg and was especially well voiced by Katherine Anderson whose French accent I would gladly listen to over and over again!

I strongly recommend this audiobook for informative and entertaining listening. I look forward to reading and listening to the other book in Rebecca Rosenberg's Champagne Widows series,