Sinopsis de THE IRRESISTIBLE INHERITANCE OF WILBERFORCE
Late one summer evening, Wilberforce - rich, young, and work-obsessed - makes a detour on his way home to the vast undercroft of Caerlyon Hall, and the domain of Francis Black, a place where wine, hospitality and affection flow freely. Through Francis, Wilberforce is initiated into a life rich in the promise of friendship and adventure, where, through his new set of friends, the possibility of finding acceptance, and even falling in love, seems finally to be within his reach. Wilberforce becomes a willing pupil to Francis, and in the cellars of Caerlyon he nurtures a new-found passion for wine. But even the finest wine can leave a bitter aftertaste, and Wilberforce will learn the undercroft''s unpalatable secrets, and that passion comes at a price ...
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Phoenix (Orion)
ISBN: 9780753823156
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 308
Tiempo de lectura:
6h 20m
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 04/02/2009
Año de edición: 2009
Plaza de edición: London
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Escrito por Paul Torday
Paul Torday (1946). Va estudiar Literatura anglesa al Pembroke College dOxford. Ha passat la major part de la seva vida treballant en la indústria, però els darrers tres anys ha trobat temps per escriure. Viu a Northumberland, on sol dedicar-se a la pesca del salmó, i ha visitat el Pròxim Orient en diverses ocasions. Aquesta és la seva primera novel·la.