Joseph T Riach

Too Early for a Glass of Wine? Joseph T Riach

From the pen of established author, Joseph Tom Riach, a psychological mystery with a whiff of 'The Book Thief', classic literature and fine wines. An everyman saga of true grit, revenge and redemption.

A harshly disciplined Tommy, grows up in solitude and simmering rage in mid-fifties Scotland. His erratic life journey stumbles from abused kid, to teenage tearaway, to early twenties apathy and disillusion. Only his love of books and his latent longing for validation from his dad keep him anchored in some semblance of civility.

Then a mysterious envelope from a well-wisher sends him to the remote French château of reclusive wine-maker, Josmas. But what happens to him there is totally unforeseen, perhaps miraculous. His encounter embraces all our hopes for finding our own special place in life ... and a timeless love to share it with.

'Too Early For A Glass Of Wine?' is chillingly brutal, seriously funny, yet profoundly uplifting. It is both fanciful yet unnervingly real. It boasts a cast of characters straight from Dickens, a finale fit for The Godfather and builds to a climax as thought provocative as it is stunningly unexpected.