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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The Vintner's Letters This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.

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Undefined. , . NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.Author: Peter McAraFormat: UndefinedNumber of Pages: 0The Vintner's LettersMcAra Peter Son of an Irish father and a French mother, Maurice George O'Shea was a famous Australian winemaker. Educated in France, he was also a man of passion, a romantic. In the cultured and elegant Miss Marcia Fuller, an accomplished pianist, he found his enduring sweetheart. Theirs would be a many-faceted and often stormy romance, confronted by religious differences and tested by life's vicissitudes. But their greatest challenge lay in Maurice's other consuming passion - making fine wines. He could not tear himself away from his beloved Hunter Valley vineyard. Marcia, every inch a city girl, was appalled by the primitive living conditions of the struggling vigneron. The Vintner's Letters is based on their true story as recounted by Simone Bryce, their daughter, and on the letters written by Maurice to Marcia during their courtship. 'Life without love is a failure.' MAURICE O'SHEA, POKOLBIN, 3RD SEPTEMBER, 1922. 'A touching story that's waited half a century to be told.'. Undefined.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Impression, 1st Edition. A straight clean book, owner's name at front, otherwise spotless.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. This is an enchanting sequel to the recently published Wine Hunter by Campbell Mattinson, and in a fictionalised account, traces the relationship between pioneering Hunter Valley vigneron Maurice O'Shea and his lady love Marcia Fuller in over 40 letters and photographs preserved by their daughter Simone Bryce. This is a delightful book which softens and puts flesh on the raw bones of Campbell Mattinson's story, and details more of Maurice's early years studying oenology (winemaking) in France, and of the intricacies of his twin lives - one carving out his vineyards in the Hunter Valley, the other courting Marcia in Sydney - and later of their marriage. 422crisp pp & 700g packed for post Size: 23cm. Book.

Condizione: Very Good. Trade Paperback. 422pp. Very good. Includes recipes by Max Lake. Son of an Irish father and a French mother, Maurice George O'Shea was a famous Australian winemaker. Educated in France, he was also a man of passion, a romantic. In the cultured and elegant Miss Marcia Fuller, an accomplished pianist, he found his enduring sweetheart. Theirs would be a many-faceted and often stormy romance, confronted by religious differences and tested by life's vicissitudes. But their greatest challenge lay in Maurice's other consuming passion â" making fine wines. He could not tear himself away from his beloved Hunter Valley vineyard. Marcia, every inch a city girl, was appalled by the primitive living conditions of the struggling vigneron.

Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Published by CUSTOM BOOK PUBLICATIONS. ALONG CAME THE SPIDER AND SAT DOWN BESIDE HIM . His new maths teacher, Miss Ryder was another blow-in. Living right next door, Hamish often saw her on weekends. He batted away any suggestion he was interested in her comings and goings. One of his mates exclaimed, 'God, Hamish! How can you live in the same block as the Spider Lady.' The class had already put her in a box called 'Misfit & Loner .' The boys joked about her skinny black-stockinged legs while ogling the tight black skirt. 'Those big goggly glasses are like insects' eyes and the stick arms and legs.' One mimed her quick, darting movements. 'It's like she's catching flies. Miss Ryder the Spider.' . wants someone inside her, ' another tacked on. Now I think of it, some female spiders eats the male after they mate.' 'A lay before lunch!' ALL ABOUT THE SEXY, SENSUAL TEENAGE URGE TO MATE This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Published by CUSTOM BOOK PUBLICATIONS The angels reached accord. They must kill St. Dominic. There were many ways to do this. Sure, God could strike him with a lightning bolt from heaven in a flash. But the Angels would have to ask God to do the deed, and their relationship with the eternal heavenly father did not automatically allow that. Humans could pray to God, and on a good day, he might hear their prayers. But humans tend to be unreliable. If one prays for black, another is likely to pray for white. It has been thus since the days of Adam and Eve. All things considered, it would be better to go about the task without involving The Lord. The angels should do it using their own limited powers. Angels can fly, so gaining entry to the secure space would not be a problem. There were already angels inside the Garden - members of the angelic host - who could help. What of the technology? Everyone knew that the boundary fences were festooned with optical-electronic sensors, visible and invisible. Would they detect angels? That stupid old line speculating about how many angels could dance on the head of a pin was not helpful in this day and age. No, it would be better to pose as humans, tackle the job accordingly. The guards at the Garden gate, on round the clock duty, would be a problem, but not an insuperable one. Intrinsically, guards are dumb. The longer they work at their boring, mentally crippling job, the dumber they get. When any organism lives without sensory stimulation its senses atrophy. The guards would have endured years of exposure to their brain-numbing routine. They would not be good at picking up the unusual, then asking themselves why, or what, or whom, lay behind it. The angels should best enter by the front gate, just like humans. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Published by CUSTOM BOOK PUBLICATIONS ***** Maurice George O'Shea, legendary winemaker, was also a man of passion. His romance with Marcia Fuller, his enduring sweetheart, was a many-faceted and, like other great loves in history, it was not without huge obstacles. Not the least was Maurice's other great love - his passion for making fine wines. Maurice and Marcia were also tested by religious differences, long separations, and career and health setbacks. Despite all, he loved her from the day they met until the day he died. The Vintner's Letters is a fictionalised account of the often stormy relationship between them. It is, however, based on the true story. If James Busby was the founder of wine growing in the Hunter Valley, it is equally true that its greatest exponent was Maurice O'Shea. No other vigneron anywhere in Australia has ever made better wine. In fact, some of his finest wines have been at least as good as, if not better than, anything in the world. Harry Cox Maurice's success with wine was due in part to the fact that he was a true artist. He used wines like a painter uses colours and textures. He had certain aims and standards, which he constantly improved, and he spared no effort to achieve a desired result in a wine once he had formed an assessment of its potential. The late Dr Max Lake This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.