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Casalvento

House of the Wind

by Gudrun Cuillo
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Romance and family secrets intertwine in Tuscany.
​Erika Germoglio is a self-made woman who has it all—a successful career and a well-connected fiancé—then suddenly has even more. An Italian grandfather she has never met wills to her Casalvento, a house and a vineyard, and Livernano, a medieval village turned bed-and-breakfast, both in the Chianti region of Tuscany.
When Erika travels to Italy to settle the affairs of her inheritance, she meets Paolo, Casalvento's intelligent, compassionate, and strikingly handsome estate manager and wine maker. And she learns the inheritance comes with a catch—to keep or sell Casalvento and Livernano, she must live there and learn the business of the two estates for five months.
Should she uproot her New York life and embrace all Italy has to offer? And if she chooses Italy, which man will be by her side? Erika struggles with that question while fulfilling the stipulations of the will and trying to make sense of a series of letters left for her by her late grandfather, Craig's unpredictable attitude when she calls home, and her own feelings whenever she sees Paolo.
Set in the real Casalvento (House of the Wind) of Radda and Livernano in Chianti Siena, Italy, debut author Gudrun Cuillo's Casalvento will captivate your heart and make you wonder if not only in vino veritas, but also possibly in vino amore e felicità.

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    June 6, 2023

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      • ISBN: 9798886450668

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      • ISBN: 9798886450668
      • File size: 2362 KB

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    • English

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    • Library Journal

      April 1, 2023

      DEBUT In her debut novel, Cuillo uses the real-life Italian wineries of Casalvento and Livernano as her background for her semi-autobiographical story of a young woman finding her true purpose. When Erika Germoglio receives a call from a lawyer about an inheritance from an unknown grandfather, she leaves her perfect life in New York to travel to Italy. However, before she can make her final decision on accepting the bequest, she learns that her grandfather's will has one stipulation: stay at her inherited winery for five months. Taking the long-term stay as an opportunity to find her purpose, Erika comes to realize that the journey she is about to take will make her reassess everything about her life. VERDICT While the characters and various subplots feel a little uneven and sometimes forced, the strength of this inspired-by novel rests in the author's descriptions of Tuscany and the local cuisine. Cuillo's love for this area of Italy shines through and will make readers want to pack up and head out on a winery adventure of their own.--Laura Hiatt

      Copyright 2023 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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