The Wine Lover's Daughter, (Hardcover)

from sleahey

For anyone interested in wines or the relationships between fathers and daughters, this is a most engaging memoir. In addition, the glimpse into the lives of a celebrity family headed by such a literary luminary as Clifton Fadiman is fascinating. The lifestyle of a certain social segment (think N...

from meandmybooks

Despite my "hail fellow, well met!" toward alcohol in general, I'm not a big wine person. That is, I'm perfectly happy to drink grocery store zinfandels and moscatos which Clifton Fadiman would have scorned to pour into his stew (if he had cooked, which, as his daughter tells us, he didn't), but ...

from bobbieharv

I loved her two previous books "When the Spirit Catches You..." and Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader, but I found this more superficially written and a bit boring. (Even though I enjoy and know a bit about wine)

from knightlight777

I did not know a lot about Clifton Fadiman when I came across this book, other than I have his book on what an individual should read to complete their literary education in life. I have taken on a number of these tomes in this quest but still have a ways to go. This particular book is a memoir a...

from Smokler

What a sweet book about the author's relationship with her famous father but really about memory, legacy and how well we think/wish we know someone. I don't care a whit about wine and this book is still an absolute joy to spend time with.