These Tangled Vines: A Novel
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- Create Date：2021-06-12 12:30:56
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Julianne MacLean
- ISBN：1713570351
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Reviews
Connie
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Fisherman A delightful story of great love and great loss。 I thoroughly enjoyed this book。 Set in Tuscany in wine country！
Teresa
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Beautiful storyA touching story of dedication and true love。 And how the secrets we keep hidden today will effect others in the future。Even through the story spans several years ， you are carried right along with the characters。This is a book that will stay with me for a long time。 It is definitely one of those books that you hate to see it end。
Sara Eckert
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TuscanyThis book was enjoyable to me in that the characters were real and very imaginable。 I loved the plot and the way the entire story unfolded。 This is the second book I’ve read by this author and I will continue reading her books。
Amy Brown
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3。5 stars。 Interested in traveling to Tuscany， but can't just yet？ This book takes you there！ This was a sweet read about Fiona， who has dedicated her life to her parents， her hard working， now deceased mother， and her quadriplegic father。 She receives a phone call one morning stating she has inherited some property in Tuscany from her birth father， who she knows nothing about。 She goes to Italy to see if she can sell the property and use the money to solve the financial problems she and her fat 3。5 stars。 Interested in traveling to Tuscany， but can't just yet？ This book takes you there！ This was a sweet read about Fiona， who has dedicated her life to her parents， her hard working， now deceased mother， and her quadriplegic father。 She receives a phone call one morning stating she has inherited some property in Tuscany from her birth father， who she knows nothing about。 She goes to Italy to see if she can sell the property and use the money to solve the financial problems she and her father have。 Once there， everything changes as she learns more about her mother's secrets surrounding her birth father。 What will she choose for her future？ Thank you， NetGalley， for my free copy to review。 。。。more
Alona
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Beautiful and InspiringWhat a heart wrenching rollercoaster but also an inspiring and beautiful story even with lies。 Tells a story love， betrayal， infidelity， devotion， and sacrifice and best of all forgiveness！ Truly an amazing novel， an absolute MUST read！
A Vagell
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Life is full of hairpin turns。 This book is life！
Katelyn Farago
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Just beautifulSuch a beautiful story， and a bit of a mystery as the main character learns her parents’ history。 Definitely a page turner。 I just wish there was more of it！
Kris
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Italy， wine， Amore’ Sometimes you just need an escape from the day to day。 This is a fun， quick read about family， relationships， lies， amends， Tuscany， wine and what really matters。 Delightful。
Barbara Loggia
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Good story of family secrets between an American family and Italian family and set in a Tuscan Vinyard。
Kay A Pope
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I wasn't expecting to fall in loveI wasn't expecting to fall in love with the characters and storyline of this book， but I did。The characters develop in such a way that you feel you know them。 The way the vineyards are described its as if you're standing g among the grapes and olives and sunsets。 I wasn't expecting to fall in loveI wasn't expecting to fall in love with the characters and storyline of this book， but I did。The characters develop in such a way that you feel you know them。 The way the vineyards are described its as if you're standing g among the grapes and olives and sunsets。 。。。more
Hazel Lewis
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Summer ReadingJust perfect reading for afternoons in the garden on a hot summers day。 I loved the descriptions of the Tuscan vineyard and still hope to visit one day。
Lynda A Jarrett
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AwesomeI truly loved this story of love and sacrifice and lives filled with pain and suffering。 I rooted for the heroine！
Debbie Rozier
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About the BookFiona Bell， who lives in Florida，gets a call early one Sunday morning from Italy telling her that her biological father has suddenly died。 Fiona has never met Anton， her biological father， and in fact is shocked to hear that she is a recipient of land in his will。Fiona hopes that whatever little parcel that has been gifted to her will help pay some of the medial expenses for the father who raised her。But Fiona is willed a lot more than a little parcel of land and her half siblings About the BookFiona Bell， who lives in Florida，gets a call early one Sunday morning from Italy telling her that her biological father has suddenly died。 Fiona has never met Anton， her biological father， and in fact is shocked to hear that she is a recipient of land in his will。Fiona hopes that whatever little parcel that has been gifted to her will help pay some of the medial expenses for the father who raised her。But Fiona is willed a lot more than a little parcel of land and her half siblings （Connor and Sloane） are unhappy to find out not only about her existence but also about being cut out of a significant percentage of assets。There are letters that all three siblings want to find！ Fiona to learn why her mom， Lillian， would have cheated on her dad 30 years ago and Connor and Sloane who hope to use the letters to contest the will。Tangled vines lead to poor growth so these family vines must be untangled for new beginnings。My ThoughtsThe story is told beautifully using the voices of Fiona and Sloane in the present as well as Lillian’s voice of the past。 All the voices intertwine to tell an intricate story of regret， love， and forgiveness。I love the description of the Maurizio Vineyard， grounds and Villa。 I think the details of the meals that were eaten and the wines that were enjoyed created an amazing atmosphere and authenticity。 The secondary characters of the staff at the Villa were so well done and were a wonderful addition in telling the story！This book is like tasting a great wine。。Complex notes blended perfectly to create a captivating experience。 。。。more
Dj Angle
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Secrets of pastA visit to Italy to write a book for her husband offices more than a book。 Great love story with sadness and final joy。
Nancy Dooley
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A devastatingly beautiful and tragic love story This is one of the those books that you never wanted to end。 The characters were so well developed they seemed like friends and now I miss them。 It’s a great read and makes you want to immediately jet off to Tuscany
Linda L。 Morrison
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Beautifully written！ I was truly sad when I finished this exquisite novel， as I didn’t want it to end。 Julianne MacLean has given us readers such an incredibly， beautiful love story set in glorious Italy。 Everything about this story was breathtaking， even bringing me to tears several times （which， for me， is hard to do）。 A five star bravo *****！
Cheryl
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It was a great story。
Moraig
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It’s easy to picture yourself in Tuscany surrounded by vineyards and a gorgeous landscape， sipping on wine， eating delicious food at a table with good friends while reading this enjoyable novel。 Fiona Bell was told a secret on her mother’s deathbed。 She promised her mother that she would never tell her father that she now knew he wasn’t her biological father。 Her father （Freddie）， a quadriplegic who Fiona adores would be devastated if he knew the truth。 When Anton， the man Fiona now knows to be It’s easy to picture yourself in Tuscany surrounded by vineyards and a gorgeous landscape， sipping on wine， eating delicious food at a table with good friends while reading this enjoyable novel。 Fiona Bell was told a secret on her mother’s deathbed。 She promised her mother that she would never tell her father that she now knew he wasn’t her biological father。 Her father （Freddie）， a quadriplegic who Fiona adores would be devastated if he knew the truth。 When Anton， the man Fiona now knows to be her biological father dies， he includes Fiona in his will even though she’s never met him or had any sort of contact with him。 She is asked to come to Tuscany for the reading of the will。 She meets her two half siblings that she never knew of and you can imagine that they aren’t thrilled to learn of her existence particularly that she’s been so generously included in the will。 This is a dual timeline novel and we weave back and forth between Lillian （Fiona’s mother） and Anton’s time together in 1986 and to 2017 when Fiona is in Italy。 Fiona learns through friends of Anton’s and employees what really happened between Lillian， Anton and Freddie that fateful summer of their affair and Martin’s accident。 This is a story of romance， sacrifice， secrets and forgiveness。 It’s a story that keeps you intrigued right until the last page。 The descriptions of the winery and the Tuscan hills are very vivid and you can imagine the scenery easily。 Thank you NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for granting me an advance copy in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Mickala
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This book was so much better than I had thought it would be。 I loved every moment of it。 Highly recommend。
Lori Scott
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This storyline was amazing。 I loved how history was woven through the generations。
Donna
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Lots of emotion in this one and the descriptions of Tuscany 。。。 wow。This book contained genuine love but also lots of manipulation and guilt which I cannot stand 。。 but made for a great story。
Julie A Musial
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Page turnerI loved how the story flowed， I couldn’t put it down。 An easy afternoon read。 I’m going to read her other works now。
Brenda
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A Book to get lost in。。Yes， yes yes， much of the premise of the book was rather unbelievable but I am a sucker for a story set in Italy and this one drew me in immediately。 I looked forward to diving deeper into the plot with each new chapter。 I enjoyed the characters and the ending was satisfying。 Recommend。
Renae Karriker
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Delightful change！I usually choose thriller， mystery or WWIII historical fiction。 This was none of those， but a true delight！ Unputdownable！ I loved every minute of it。
Regularly Reads
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Set in beautiful Tuscany， These Tangled Vines is an emotionally charged， wonderfully written story about the meaning of family。 Fiona Bell has been keeping her mother's affair in Italy 30 years ago a secret since her death。 But when Fiona's biological father passes away and she is left an incredible inheritance， the secret is out。 She must fly to Italy and meet her two half siblings who are shocked to learn of her existence and desperate to contest her share of the will。 While the mystery of her Set in beautiful Tuscany， These Tangled Vines is an emotionally charged， wonderfully written story about the meaning of family。 Fiona Bell has been keeping her mother's affair in Italy 30 years ago a secret since her death。 But when Fiona's biological father passes away and she is left an incredible inheritance， the secret is out。 She must fly to Italy and meet her two half siblings who are shocked to learn of her existence and desperate to contest her share of the will。 While the mystery of her mother's life and affair slowly start to come to light， Fiona has to navigate the difficult situation laid in front of her and discover what family truly means。 It truly is as the description says， a "breathtaking journey of love， secrets， sacrifice， and courage"。 I love that the novel rotated through two different timelines， it made for a really immersive experience。 I definitely recommend this amazing journey through Tuscany， which is only made better by the beautiful writing！ Thank you to netgalley for the ARC。 All opinions are my honest own。 。。。more
Nancy Key
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Great story line - needs a sequel！
Lauren Cain
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Lovely story that was uncomfortable at timesA story that dives deep into family and the flaws each of us has and how that can shape lives。 At times， I hated certain characters or situations but it was worth it to see eventually where everything headed。
Debby Payne
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Enjoyed this book， stayed up to finish。 Story was a little different than usual woman meets man。 Have read several of her books， would recommend them
Sheryl Awe
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Good plot and easy to follow storylineHooked me in within first chapter。 Different plot than girl meets boy and they live happily ever after。 I gave 4 stars because I would have rearranged the chapters a bit that referred to the "past"。 Good plot and easy to follow storylineHooked me in within first chapter。 Different plot than girl meets boy and they live happily ever after。 I gave 4 stars because I would have rearranged the chapters a bit that referred to the "past"。 。。。more
Randee-Sue Allen
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