As I was exiting Peet's and scoping out the puppy parade I happened to glance at a woman sitting on one of the benches just outside the coffee shop. She, too, is armed with an iced drink. After a few sips through my straw for "liquid courage" (or at least an attempt at some pep) I approach said woman.
Said woman is Christie and said woman is reading the non-fiction work, "The Widow of Clicquot: The Story of a Champage Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It". I'd heard and seen this book around but never really thought to pick up a copy until now. You've got 27-year old widow, Barbe-Nicole, who assumed control of the family's wine business during the Napoloenic Wars.
Female leader in a male-donimated world and time? YES!
Interesting history behind the Veuve Clicquot empire? YES!
Strong female figures and drinking - awesome combo, non?
Christie wasn't planning on reading this book either. She just happened to see it in a bookstore so she gave it a shot. "I'm enjoying it. Definitely getting better the deeper I dive into it." From the looks of her book I thought she had gotten it from a used book store. "No, I actually bought it new. It just looks like this because I've been lugging it around in my bag so the pages and cover are a bit bent and 'worn'."
She likes to mix things up in the reading department, switching between both fiction and non-fiction. "I like to come out to Larchmont on Sunday mornings and read. It's my Sunday ritual."
If Christie were to write a book of her own it would be a book about traveling. She travels often for business and pleasure, and loves to travel in general. She shares with me that one of her most memorable trips was to India. She also enjoyed her visit to San Miguel in Mexico. It was closer than trekking out to India but still a relaxing escape.
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