For information about joining a book discussion group, call 6985515. Eight hundred grapes thats how many grapes it takes to make a bottle of wine is a terrific tale of a young woman who comes home to the family vineyard after running away from her soontobe husband. 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. Eight hundred grapes by laura dave book of the month. There is a reading guide available with thirteen discussion questions as well as some ideas for enhancing your book club meeting. Fox 2000 has optioned eight hundred grapes, the next book from laura dave. Set in the lush backdrop of sonomas wine country, 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. 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. If you know the kit that you would like to reserve. Please call first to make sure a copy is currently available. And theres no good answer as to which decision would lead to a better, happier life. Join us for an informal and lively discussion of eight hundred grapes by laura dave.
If youre looking for a break from your netflix queue, or youre just missing your favorite show, check out these book recommendations based on some tv show adult dramas. Add in some simple chocolate desserts, and youre good to go. I devoured hello, sunshine by this author over the summer. 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. Eight hundred grapes would make an excellent book club selection. Book clubs discussion groups handbooks, manuals, etc. This study guide consists of approximately 36 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of eight hundred grapes. The tears and the joys, the fights and the laughter, all made their home a special place.
Georgia ford is an attorney who is about to get married but when she learns her fiance has a secret she heads home to sonoma county and her parents house. Book club kit book club kit santa clara county library. Also from laura dave eight hundred grapes set in the lush backdrop of sonomas wine country, 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. Set in the lush backdrop of sonomas wine country, eight hundred grapes is a heartbreaking, funny, and deeply evocative novel about love, marriage, family, wine, and. Sunshine mackenzie has it alluntil her secrets come to light.
Eight hundred grapes incorporates the process of winemaking and the process of living life to explore themes of family, secrets, synchronization, and forgiveness. Since this was my selection, i felt that a book about wine, vineyard, wine country and a bit of romance was a recipe for a great book club discussion. This one is described as a story about the messy realities of family, the strength and weaknesses of romantic love, and the importance of. The suggested questions are intended to help your reading group find new. For book club this month our selection was eight hundred grapes by laura dave. Parents, laura dave very kindly gave me a copy of her suggested wine pairings for this delectable book. The secret number of grapes it takes to make a bottle of wine. Eight hundred grapes is a story about the choices we make in life. I wasnt anticipating enjoying this book based on the lower goodreads rating, but i drew it from my tbr jar so i decided to give it a whirl. But in a sense, the love triangle is the least important love story going on here.
Growing up on her familys sonoma vineyard, georgia ford learned some important secrets. Eight hundred grapes hardcover the elliott bay book. In eight hundred grapes, the most compelling love story is the story of georgias familys love for the land. In the book she states the characters mothers lasagna has a secret ingredient, dark chocolate. Read more from the study guide this section contains 945 words. Our poor girl gets quite a surprise when she looks out the window while being fitted for her dress. Sure, eight hundred grapes says something about wine making, but it really talks about relationships. Her dad is a winemaker with a small vineyard, and she has come home to get her thoughts together. A lovelorn winemakers daughter seeks the right way to crush sour grapes into a winning blend. Miltonunion public library high nooners book discussion at 12. Introduction a clever beach bag musthave people from laura davethe author of the addictive us weekly and critically acclaimed bestseller eight hundred grapesa smart, fun read about trying to live an authentic life in the age of social media overload popsugar. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading eight hundred grapes. Ten copies of the book are available to sign out from brigid days office.
If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel. Because of that, she finally realizes how simple her. Or if you are me, you can read this while riding your stationary bike doing your morning workout. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This book tugged on my emotional heartstrings, and i think thats a credit to how well developed the characters were. Eight hundred grapes life is complex, like a bottle of wine. Eight hundred grapes there are secrets you share, and secrets you hide growing up on her familys sonoma vineyard, georgia ford learned some important secrets. Eight hundred grapes begs to be explored with a glass of. The situation that drives georgia home initially seems like a done deal, no need for even considering other options, but. The clintonmacomb public librarys book group collection has 98 titles. The suggested questions are intended to help your reading group find new and interesting angles and topics for your discussion. Characters, objectsplaces, themes, style, quotes, and topics for discussion. But just a week before her wedding, thirtyyearold georgia discovers her beloved fiance has been keeping a secret so explosive.
So i knew i wanted to serve grapes of course and wine. Our heroine is georgia, a real estate attorney who is about her architect fiance. Book club kit eight hundred grapes book club kit skip to main navigation skip to main navigation skip to search skip to search skip to content. Eight hundred grapes is about a family who owns a vineyard. Each family member decides for themselves and they have to live with those choices for better or worse.
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