Grapes and Power: A Mondavi Melodrama
Date of Review:
Jun.20.2007
Reviewer:
Eric Asimov
Source:
The New York Times
Asimov finds The House of Mondavi "clear," "detailed," and "compelling." He writes: "Call it Greek tragedy or Shakespearean drama, Biblical strife, Freudian acting out or even soap opera. You wouldn't be exaggerating, and you wouldn't be wrong...."
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"A riveting saga...a real gem of a book"”
—Historian Douglas Brinkley
About Julia
Julia Flynn Siler is the New York Times bestselling author of The House of Mondavi. Her most recent book, Lost Kingdom: Hawaii’s Last Queen, the Sugar Kings, and America’s First Imperial Adventure, hit the San Francisco Chronicle bestseller list shortly after...