Bordeaux - Hardcover

Torday, Paul

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0151013543 ISBN 13: 9780151013548

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009

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A haunting, dazzling novel of obsession and addiction, loyalty and betrayal—and, of course, fine wine Late one summer evening,Wilberforce—young, rich, work-obsessed, and self-contained—makes an unexpected detour on the way home from work and unwittingly takes the first step on a journey that will change his life.
His uncharacteristically impulsive act leads him to the home of Francis Black, an eccentric and enigmatic wine merchant.
Wine and hospitality flow freely in Francis Black’s cellar, andWilberforce finds himself drawn into a life he never could have imagined. Infatuated by his newfound taste for fine wines, his new friends, and the woman whom he will eventually marry, he believes he has finally found happiness.
ButWilberforce will learn that the cellar holds some unpalatable secrets and that passion comes at a price. Chronicling the vintage years ofWilberforce’s life, Bordeaux is a haunting story of obsession and addiction, loyalty and betrayal.

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HardCover. Pub Date :2008-12-1 Pages: 308 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Late one summer evening. Wilberforce-young. rich. work-obsessed. and self-contained-makes an unexpected detour on theway home from work and unwittingly takes the first step on ajourney that will change his life. His uncharacteristicallyimpulsive act leads him to the home of Francis Black. an eccentricand enigmatic wine merchant. Wine and hospitality flow freely inFrancis Blacks cellar. and Wilberforce finds himself drawn into alife he never could have imagined . Infatuated by his newfound tastefor fine wines. his new friends. and the woman whom he willeventually marry. he believes he has finally found happiness. ButWilberforce will learn that the cellar holds some unpalatablesecrets and that passion comes at a price. Chronicling the vintageyears of Wilberforces life. Bordeaux is a haunting story o...

About the Author:

PAUL TORDAY studied English literature at Pembroke College, Oxford. He is the author of the internationally acclaimed Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. He lives in England, in a castle by a lake.

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