The will to live (Les Roquevillard) : $b A novel

"The Will to Live (Les Roquevillard)" by Henry Bordeaux is a story about the Roquevillard family, focusing on Mr. Francis Roquevillard and their vineyard, La Vigie. The novel explores the importance of family traditions, how legacies are handled, and the difficulties of love and disloyalty. The story begins at La Vigie during grape harvest, where Mr. Roquevillard is kind but firm with his workers. This shows how deeply connected he is to the land and his family's past, which is full of honor and hard work. As the community works together to collect the grapes, love and conflict begin to stir, especially involving Mr. Roquevillard’s son, Maurice, and an interesting woman named Mrs. Frasne, hinting at drama within the family.