La Templanza (translated as The Vineyard ) by María Dueñas is a sweeping historical epic set in the mid-19th century that explores the fragility of wealth and the resilience of the human spirit.
The story follows , a self-made man who built a massive fortune in Mexican silver mines only to see it collapse due to a single catastrophic event. Desperate and drowning in debt, he makes a reckless gamble that leads him from the young Mexican republic to the colonial splendor of Havana and finally to the vineyards of Jerez, Spain. La Templanza - MarГa DueГ±as.epub
Centered on the golden era of the wine trade with England, where vineyards and ancient bodegas define the landscape. La Templanza (translated as The Vineyard ) by