Green Grows the Vine (1960) is a novel by Australian writer Nancy Cato.[1]
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| Author | Nancy Cato |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Heinemann, London |
Publication date | 1960 |
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| Pages | 192 pp |
| Preceded by | Time, Flow Softly |
| Followed by | But Still the Stream |
Story outline edit
The novel follows the story of three women - Mandy, Mitch and Maria - who travel from Adelaide to pick grapes in the fictional South Australian wine-growing district of Vindura. All are escaping disappointments - death and broken relationships - and the time spent in the country offers them all a chance of renewal.
Critical reception edit
A short review in The Canberra Times described the novel as "Another pleasantly earthy though quite undistinguished love story."[2]
Notes edit
- First written as 'The Budding Leaf' (unpublished). Cato threw this first version into the Thames while she was in London, and later re-wrote it.[3]