title: Green Grows the Vine
text: # Green Grows the Vine
  
  Green Grows the Vine (1960) is a novel by Australian writer Nancy Cato.
  
  ## Story outline
  
  The novel follows the story of three women - Mandy, Mitch and Maria - who travel from Adelaide to pick grapes in the fictional South Australian wine-growing district of Vindura. All are escaping disappointments - death and broken relationships - and the time spent in the country offers them all a chance of renewal.
  
  ## Critical reception
  
  A short review in The Canberra Times described the novel as "Another pleasantly earthy though quite undistinguished love story."
  
  