Eight Hundred Grapes

A Novel

By: Laura Dave

Narrated by: Joy Osmanski

FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME AND THE NIGHT WE LOST HIM

Heralded as “impossible to put down” (Elle), and named a Best Book of the Summer by Glamour, Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Marie Claire, and Us Weekly, Eight Hundred Grapes is a heartbreaking, funny, and deeply evocative novel about love, marriage, family, wine, and the treacherous terrain in which they all intersect.

There are secrets you share, and secrets you hide… What if your beloved fiancé, he of the crinkly smile and irresistible British accent, had kept a life-changing secret from you? And what if, just a week before your dream wedding, you discovered it?

Georgia Ford, bride-to-be, hops in her car and drives through the night, from Los Angeles to Sonoma, to her safe haven: her family, and the acclaimed family winery. Georgia craves the company of those who know her best, and whom she truly knows. Better yet, it’s the eve of the last harvest—the best time of the growing season, and Georgia knows she’ll find solace—and distraction—in the familiar rituals. But when Georgia arrives home, nothing is at all familiar. Her parents, her brothers, the family business, are all unrecognizable. It seems her fiancé isn’t the only one who’s been keeping secrets…

Eight Hundred Grapes is a story about the messy realities of family, the strength (and weaknesses) of romantic love, and the importance of finding a place to call home. “This winning tale will both satisfy on a literary level and encourage oenophiles to pour themselves a glass of a recent vintage to enjoy while reading; it’s a tasty treat for wine lovers and teetotalers alike” (Publishers Weekly). You won’t be able to put this “addictive” (Us Weekly) novel down.

Decent

Not my usual genre. Predictable & unrealistic as a Hallmark movie, but with the same charm I didn’t really want to like, but I did.

Interesting

story is well told, pacing is great, interaction of characters is well developed. Plot, however, is predictable as is ending.

So great!

Narrator is wonderful, I was really engrossed with the story. I listened on a road trip and so many times I shouted out in disbelief or laughed out loud. Awesome listen.

Good read

Good old fashioned love story. Characters kept you engaged. Story kept mining forward at a steady pace.

Ok

I thought the book was a little predictable and boring. I’ve read other books by this author that I have enjoyed. I did listen to the whole book so that says something.