Review by Melinda Garza
In Laura Dave's novel, Eight Hundred
Grapes, one will discover all kinds of secrets. They are secrets that one
shares and ones that one hides but we all know, secrets are really never
secrets. Georgia grew up on her family's very respectable vineyard with her
parents and twin brothers. Their family is complex yet as things start to fall
apart, the love they encompass and the strength they hold is tested.
For one, Georgia's engagement to Ben is definitely tested when she learns first hand of a secret he has kept from her for a long time. What she can't believe is that she learned of it a week prior to their wedding and their move out of the country. Can Georgia accept and forgive this secret and still marry Ben or does she walk away?
Secondly, she becomes aware of another secret her mom holds, the truth behind the family vineyard, and news about her dads health.
Lastly, she also learns about her brothers troubling relationship and an event that can potentially tear the twins apart.
What becomes of this family and their imperfections? Mrs. Dave's novel brilliantly conveys the power of family and love and that with a families love, one can deal with the deepest of secrets.
This book, for me, was a page turner and I was hooked to this story from page one. Just as one thinks the story is going one path, one is turned towards another. It's raw but very much real. This is one read that definitely will not disappoint any reader.
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About the Author:
Laura Dave is the international bestselling author of Eight
Hundred Grapes, The First Husband, The Divorce Party and London is the Best
City in America. Her novels have been published in fifteen countries and three
of them, including Eight Hundred Grapes, have been optioned as major motion
pictures. Dave's writing has appeared in The New York Times, Glamour, Self,
Redbook and Cosmopolitan. She lives in Santa Monica.
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