Grape Juice - (831 Stories) by Eliza Dumais (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

"The characters are just as vivid as the setting . . . an addictive contemporary that will delight hopeless romantics and armchair travelers alike." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

A gorgeous, seductive fiction debut from wine and dating columnist Eliza Dumais, about parsing romantic clarity amidst the mind-muddling effects of fermented grapes, the French language, and exhausting physical labor. Perfect for fans of Under the Tuscan Sun, French Kiss, and The Pairing.

Alice is bored--romantically, professionally, creatively. So when her boss, a prominent wine importer, suggests she work a grape harvest in France, she sees it as a welcome opportunity to course-correct her apathy. Though Alice is plenty skeptical of the drink-pray-love premise, she begins to let her guard down when she finds herself picking riesling and practicing her French alongside a charming cast of international characters--and, most notably, Henri, the vineyard owner's nephew, who's just as lost as she is.

"This book was basically tailor-made for me: a sexy European romance that had me feeling like I'd escaped to France from the very first page." --Marisa Meltzer, bestselling author of Glossy and It Girl: The Life and Legacy of Jane Birkin

"Grape Juice is the romantic fantasy that has me refilling my glass time and time again." --Jamie Beck, photographer and New York Times bestselling author of An American in Provence

"Our heroine seduces us in a feast of glamorous gluttony. Grape Juice begs to be read ravenously." --Rachel Seville Tashjian, fashion critic at The Washington Post

Review Quotes

"The characters are just as vivid as the setting, and the intimate conversations between the leads feels real and grounded even as they delve deep into their personal histories and motivations. The result is an addictive contemporary that will delight hopeless romantics and armchair travelers alike."-- "Publishers Weekly, Starred Review"

About the Author

Eliza Dumais is a writer and editor based in Brooklyn, New York, with a focus on wine, food, travel, and sex (hedonism, essentially). You can find her work in Vogue, Food & Wine, Cosmopolitan, and VICE, and she is the co-editor of independent wine magazine, SWURL. Grape Juice is her debut novella.