This would work for readers who like Maeve Binchy and Rosamunde Pilcher, or for those who want a nice "comfort read." If you (or your library patrons) yearn for a somewhat predictable story (and there’s nothing wrong with that) with an appealing setting, give this a try. The central California coast (near Santa Barbara) setting is an integral part of the story and I found myself checking Google maps trying to determine where the fictional location of Largo River might be located. The story is rife with forbidden love, family feuding, and hidden secrets, along with a few twists along the way. The story flips between the early 1900s with the family’s trials and tribulations and contemporary time with the discovery of a body found in a remote winery building during the sale of the property. “The Far River,” follows a family that immigrated from Germany to California with the dream of starting a winery. Over the years family sagas fell out of favor but Wood remained true to the genre and her latest did not disappoint. Barbara Wood was one of my top authors to recommend to library patrons, especially "Domina," the historical saga of a woman doctor. In 1977 Colleen McCullough took the reading world by storm with the publication of her epic doomed family saga/romance, "The Thorn Birds," a book that resulted in readers clamoring for more family sagas. When not writing, Barbara often takes time to enjoy the work of other authors, and that of a certain well-known martial artist, whose name is listed among the "Ten things you might not know about Barbara. Currently, Barbara is busy working on her next story that will, no doubt, showcase an extraordinary heroine in an exciting and intriguing adventure. At the heart of every book, is a strong, independent woman. The reader is transported to exotic countries that Barbara has meticulously researched to provide her fans with a true sense of the culture and history relevant to each story. She is an international best selling author with books translated into over 30 languages.
To date, Barbara has written 22 books, including two under the pen name Kathryn Harvey, these books are quite different from the Barbara Wood's novels and she, her agent and editor agreed that a pen name would serve to indicate the difference. A few years prior, Barbara met her husband George. During this time, Barbara held numerous jobs, before she sold her first novel in 1976.
After High School, Barbara attended the University of California at Santa Barbara but left to train as a surgical technician. She grew up in Southern California and attended Los Angeles Schools. Together with her parents and older brother, she immigrated to the United States. Barbara Wood was born on 30 January 1947 in Warrington, Lancashire, England, UK.
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