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Cargando... Eight Hundred Grapes (2016)por Laura Dave
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InscrÃbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. I enjoyed this novel more than I expected. Though much of the fancy wine talk went whooshing over my head, I found myself a passenger on quite the emotional roller coaster with a main character who can't seem to decide what she wants - ever. I don't mean that in a bad way, I mean that in a way that we can all relate to. Do we do what we feel we must do, or do we do what is the biggest risk? Do we make waves or do we coast? Much of the fancier wine talk went over my bottom-shelf purchasing head, but the bigger picture of the family dynamics and Georgia's roller coaster journey to figuring out what she wants was something I could definitely relate to. I found myself taking those plunges with her - with Ben, without Ben, the subtle flirtations with Jacob, and the anger she feels towards her mother and Michelle and even her father. Simultaneously, Dave's writing was able to give me incredible insight to the other sides of these emotional hardships, which lead to a much fuller understanding of the novel and the entire cast of characters. Many times a novel that bounces around in time or point of view can fall short of giving you a rich and full story - but Dave was able to seamlessly weave all of these aspects together in order to give the reader a satisfying conclusion. I found the novel to be about so much more than just Georgia - it is about the sacrifices we make for the ones we love, and the sacrifices they have (perhaps without us knowing) made for us and how to make those sacrifices count for our own journey to peace and happiness. As Georgia's father so aptly puts it "No one else has a clue what you're doing, but at the end of the day, you get where you want to go." I received this novel free of charge from Simon & Schuster. Digital audiobook narrated by Joy Osmanski. From the book jacket: Growing up on her family’s Sonoma County vineyard, Georgia Ford learned some important secrets. The secret number of grapes it takes to make a bottle of wine: eight hundred. The secret ingredient in her mother’s lasagna: chocolate. But just a week before her wedding, thirty-year-old Georgia discovers her beloved fiancé has been keeping a secret so explosive, it will change their lives forever. My reactions: I had read Dave’s The Last Thing He Told Me with my F2F book club last year and thought it was a decent thriller. This one piqued my interest because of the setting in the Sonoma Valley, and the book jacket blurb led me to believe it would be a lighter, romantic read. There IS some romance involved … but … Georgia turns out to be a bit more complex that I originally gave her credit for. The book DOES start out with her running out of her wedding-dress fitting … still wearing the dress. Shocked by the discovery of her fiancé’s secret she immediately heads home to her family’s winery, only to discover disarray. She puts her skills as a lawyer to use in an effort to help the family, but what she really wants for her life will take some serious thinking. Should she go ahead with the wedding, now that Ben has explained? How can she help her parents, and her brothers with the winery and with their lives? The resolution of the difficulties has to wait for a few more twists and turns and complications, but the ending is still satisfying in a chick-lit romance sort of way. Not exactly tied up in a pretty bow … but the ribbon is there. Joy Osmanski does a fine job of narrating the audiobook. She has clear diction and sets a good pace. When Georgia looks out the window of the bridal salon and sees her fiancé Ben walking with his ex-girlfriend and a small child, she decides to flee Los Angeles and return to her family vineyard in Northern CA. There, she finds some shocking things about her family-her parents are taking a break, her twin brothers are having issues over the same woman, and the vineyard is being sold to a family that Georgia believes will destroy what her family built. As her life is falling apart, Georgia needs to make some decisions and in doing so learns about love and being there for each other. Quick read, enjoyable. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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HTML:FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE LAST THING HE TOLD MEâ?? 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 harvestâ??the best time of the growing season, and Georgia knows she'll find solaceâ??and distractionâ??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 No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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There are some things that annoyed me greatly (like the unnecessary alrea be of a movie star) but overall I found this a pleasant diversion. It would not shock me if there is another book to come about these characters. ( )