This Splendid Earth

VOLUME I IN THE BRUSSAC FAMILY SAGA On a stormy night of political intrigue in 1830 Paris, the dashing Baron Jean de Brussac tookand tamedhis headstrong bride, Anne de Grenville. From that smoldering union, a proud and ambitious dynasty was borndestined to forge a wine-growing empire such as never had been seen in the lush, rolling hills of distant California. "With sweeping romantic adventures and a heroine you will long remember, This Splendid Earth brings to you the master's touch in storytelling. It is captivating."Publishers Weekly "A master storytellerreminiscent of Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Windsplendid and satisfying."The Nashville Banner "A rip-roaring romantic novel that spans three generations."Library Journal