Who else here is a big book nerd? I love to read several books every week (when my dogs and boyfriend and busy life aren’t distracting me). I especially love reading books with a wine glass in hand, on a patio or porch or lounge chair in summertime.
I wanted to share a couple of my recent summer reading book finds, both wine-themed! I feel like the first, Blush, might work for a book club pick!
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This book is Blush, by Jamie Brenner. The premise is:
‘For decades, the Hollander Estates winery has been the premier destination for lavish parties and romantic day trips on the North Fork of Long Island. But behind the lush vineyards and majestic estate house, the Hollander family fortunes have suffered and the threat of a sale brings old wounds to the surface. For matriarch Vivian, she fears that this summer season could be their last—and that selling their winery to strangers could expose a dark secret she’s harbored for decades…
When Sadie uncovers journals from Vivian’s old book club dedicated to scandalous novels of decades past, she realizes that this might be the distraction they all need. Reviving the “trashy” book club, the Hollander women find that the stories hold the key to their fight not only for the vineyard, but for the life and love they’ve wanted all along. “
Wine: check. Dark secrets: Check. Women joining a book club: Check.
This checks off lots of my “summer reads” boxes. I’m in!
Next up, The Summer Job, by Lizzie Dent imagines an amateur wine drinker pretending to be a sommelier for a summer job at a fancy hotel in Scotland.
“Birdy has made a mistake. Everyone imagines running away from their life at some point. But Birdy has actually done it. And the life she’s run into is her best friend Heather’s. The only problem is, she hasn’t told Heather.
The summer job at the highland Scottish hotel that her world class wine-expert friend ditched turns out to be a lot more than Birdy bargained for. Can she survive a summer pretending to be her best friend? And can Birdy stop herself from falling for the first man she’s ever actually liked, but who thinks she’s someone else?”
I took a peek at the reviews of “The Summer Job” over on Goodreads and this looks like a fun, comedic, read with a bit more depth than I’d expect.
Do either of these books appeal to you? What is your current “summer read” book and which wine are you sipping with it while you read?
-Carrie
