The Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth Knox
On an evening in 1808, a young man, Sobran, is outside drunk and preoccupied with his love troubles. As he comes close to passing out, a male angel appears out of nowhere and stops his fall. They share wine and conversation and pledge to meet again on the same night next year. Thus starts an unusual relationship and love story.
Elizabeth Knox's The Vintner's Luck is a great, original read and never goes where I thought it would. I quickly learned to let it go, sit back, and enjoy the ride. Xas, the angel, is alien, fierce, secretive, and complicated. Sobran often isn't a good man, but his life is rarely boring. Their relationship changes and adjusts in interesting ways as Sobran learns more about his angel and himself.
I really can't say much about the book without giving away its surprises, and I don't want to do that because I was pleasantly surprised and want other people reading it to be as well. I recommend it.
Elizabeth Knox's The Vintner's Luck is a great, original read and never goes where I thought it would. I quickly learned to let it go, sit back, and enjoy the ride. Xas, the angel, is alien, fierce, secretive, and complicated. Sobran often isn't a good man, but his life is rarely boring. Their relationship changes and adjusts in interesting ways as Sobran learns more about his angel and himself.
I really can't say much about the book without giving away its surprises, and I don't want to do that because I was pleasantly surprised and want other people reading it to be as well. I recommend it.