One man, three daughters-each from a different woman, his mother, and a famous vineyard all come together in this beautifully told story. The storyline of THE INHERITANCE by JoAnn Ross is unique as the girls don't know about each other until after their father has died. It is imperative that they all come together at the vineyard for the reading of the will. It is a will with surprising conditions and requests. Once they are all together, yet another story separate from the will is revealed. Can this unconventional family become just that--a family?
What I found to be intriguing is that we learn the most about the women's father, Jackson Swann, after his death. His legacy is memorable because of the results it brings about. Complex relationships are sorted through and some unanswered questions are answered. There are surprises and unexpected romances. JoAnn Ross has constructed a narrative that provides an in-depth look into a group of strangers who unexpectedly learn that they are so much more than that. A multi-layered plot and with a cast of interesting characters make reading THE INHERITANCE a great reading experience. Highly recommended.
With a dramatic wartime love story woven through, JoAnn Ross's brilliant new novel is a gorgeous generational saga about the rivalry, history and loyalty that bond sisters together
When conflict photographer Jackson Swann dies, he leaves behind a conflict of his own making when his three daughters, each born to a different mother, discover that they’re now responsible for the family’s Oregon vineyard—and for a family they didn’t ask for.
After a successful career as a child TV star, Tess is, for the first time, suffering from a serious identity crisis, and grieving for the absent father she’s resented all her life.
Charlotte, brought up to be a proper Southern wife, gave up her own career to support her husband's political ambitions. On the worst day of her life, she discovers her beloved father has died, she has two sisters she never knew about and her husband has fallen in love with another woman.
Natalie, daughter of Jack’s longtime mistress, has always known about her half sisters, and has dreaded the day when Tess and Charlotte find out she’s the daughter their father kept.
As the sisters reluctantly gather at the vineyard, they’re soon enchanted by the Swann family matriarch and namesake of Maison de Madeleine wines, whose stories of bravery in WWII France and love for a wounded American soldier will reveal the family legacy they've each inherited and change the course of all their lives.
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