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The Champagne Queen
- The Century Trilogy, Book 2
- Narrated by: Teri Clark Linden
- Series: Century Trilogy (Durst-Benning), Book 2
- Length: 15 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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When Isabelle took a chance and eloped with Leon Feininger, her true love, she hadn't stopped to consider what would happen next. Winter on his family's isolated vineyard proves tougher than she expected, and Isabelle finds herself daydreaming, envisioning the wines she and Leon will make when they have their own land.
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- irontwin
- 05-10-2016
patience
It took me awhile to get into this book, but once I did I really enjoyed it.
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- Likes Cats
- 28-04-2022
Satisfying story
Many challenges faced by our heroine. Her author handles them all brilliantly and weaves a charming tale.
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- Cathy Brinkley
- 28-03-2022
Another winner
I am so fond of Petra Durst-Bennings work. I want to visit the locations she describes and observe the crafts she explains. This book was as good as the others.
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- Kindle Customer
- 17-11-2019
The second in the Century Trilogy is a wonderful, bubbly novel of three girls ; how they faced the new century, and it's changes
This novel introduces you to three young, adult, girls. It tells how they attempt to break out of the mold that the eighteenth century had placed them and how or if they succeed and what happens to one whose husband's family has ties to the champagne world.
I beg you to read or listen to these novels by Petra Durst-Benning in the order they were written so as to understand how the world changed and how the changes affected people but especially the young women in this story.
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- Karen
- 18-03-2019
Hard to stop listening each time
As with her other books, I was drawn right in. Educational in addition to entertaining.
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- Lynn
- 05-06-2018
Horriblen
I can't even get past chapter 3. The French and Germany accents is so irritable I can't even get to the story line .
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- Joyce T. Enderle
- 13-12-2017
Champagne Region
Excellent read. I'm French and I've been to Reims and surrounding area. Brought back some excellent memories. Thank you!
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- Lea S
- 08-03-2017
A pleasure
I enjoyed listening to the story with appropriate accents - lost myself in the storytelling
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- Caroline
- 10-11-2018
Good story but bad narration
Enjoyed the story but it was spoilt by the appalling French and German accents which often made me want to switch off.
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- StarrySkies
- 21-06-2020
Good book, poor narration
The narrator's different voices for the characters is nothing short of annoying. I'm sticking to the kindle copy of this book.
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