49 pages 1 hour read

Laura Dave

Eight Hundred Grapes

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

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Part 3: “The Union”

Part 3, Chapter 32 Summary: “An Invitation”

Despite their tradition of picking Block 14 grapes before the harvest party, no one is in the vineyard when Georgia wakes up next to Ben that morning. When Ben receives a call from Michelle, he tells Georgia that Maddie would like to attend the harvest party and that Michelle wants to be there, too, because she is a good mother. Georgia accepts having Michelle attend, but Ben doesn’t believe that it’s a good idea. Still, he does as Georgia asks and eventually steps out to call Michelle back with the invitation.

Part 3, Chapter 33 Summary: “People Who Screw Up”

Downstairs, Bobby is at the kitchen table and tells Georgia that their father wants to hold off on picking the Block 14 grapes. When he can feel Georgia stalling, he confronts her and tells her to say whatever it is that she thinks will convince him that neither Finn nor Margaret meant what happened between them. Georgia reiterates multiple times that Bobby needs to sit down and discuss their issues instead of circumventing them and finding band-aid solutions to fix their romantic problems. Deflecting from the topic, Bobby tells Georgia she should have told him about Ben and Maddie. He points out that while two people might love one another, sometimes they just screw up.