I read The Cheesemaker's Daughter today mostly when I was outside walking around a lake. One chapter at each bench I would say and then go on to read four or five chapters. The author is Kristin Vukovic. The story takes place mostly in Pag, Croatia. The daughter lived in New York so some of the story is there. She comes back to Pag after she separates from her husband. The father's cheese business is not doing so well. Their cheesemaker doesn't have the talent of the previous cheesemaker. Their Soviet era machinery is starting to break down and parts must be custom made. Marina, the daughter, lives with her parents and her younger brother. Her father always said he would leave the factory to his son but the son is not interested in cheese. He is interested in soccer. Her father had a feud going with the other cheesemaker on the island. He was his cheesemaker first and set up a competing business. When they go to cheese festivals in Paris or Italy, the competitor's cheese wins a prize. After reading this book about sheep cheese I want to go to Croatia and buy some.
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