Jacaranda Vines

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From the Sussex Downs in the 1830s to modern day Australia, Tamara McKinley's novel traces the lives of several generations of one unforgettable family. Cordelia Witney, widow of the tyrannical head of Jacaranda Vines, is determined not to sell the corporation. If she can persuade her granddaughter, Sophie, to change her mind, Cordelia feels they may win over the other family members. Sophie agrees to accompany her grandmother on a road trip to the Hunter Valley, site of the company's first vineyard. In order to get Sophie to understand exactly what she is fighting for, Cordelia must confide family secrets and ancient history. She begins her story with Rose, a young girl running from her native England hoping to find a new life in Australia...