The Vintage and the Gleaning

By: Jeremy Chambers

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Synopsis: Smithy is a retired shearer turned vineyard worker in his autumn years. It is hard graft, but Smithy has always worked with his hands. Physically all but destroyed after a lifetime of hard liquor, but now sober, he begins to see the world with new eyes, a meditative, singular figure in the town's bar on rowdy Friday nights. But clarity can be a curse. Finally confronting his past, overwhelmed by long-buried feelings of regret, nostalgia and loss, Smithy steps in to help a young woman in a desperate situation. A cautious friendship develops, but Charlotte's husband is widely suspected of murder, and Smithy begins to fear that he will pay a high price for his gallantry. Written with an authentic music, and infused with beauty, brutality and sadness The Vintage and the Gleaning is a compelling observation of men, women and country. A remarkably accomplished debut novel.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780857387462
Related ISBNs:: 9781780871639
Publisher:: Quercus
Date of Addition:: 07/20/21
Copyrighted By:: Jeremy Chambers
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Travel, Literature and Fiction, Australiana
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.