49 pages 1 hour read

Eight Hundred Grapes

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

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Overview

Eight Hundred Grapes is a standalone romance novel written by New York Times best-selling author Laura Dave. It was originally published by Simon and Schuster in 2015 and was named a “Best Book of the Summer” by Glamour, Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Marie Claire, and Us Weekly. Formerly a freelance journalist for ESPN, Dave is currently a full-time author who specializes in romance fiction, drama, and mystery. She has six published titles, three of which have been optioned by movie studios, with The Last Thing He Told Me released by Apple TV+ as a limited series in 2023. She resides in Santa Monica, California, and often uses the Californian landscape as a setting for many of her stories. Throughout most of her works, including Eight Hundred Grapes, Dave examines the many complexities of family dynamics, personal identity, and fulfillment in the pursuit of love and passion.

This study guide refers to the Simon and Schuster e-book edition distributed by Google Books and published on June 2, 2015.

Content Warning: This novel includes discussion of miscarriage.

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