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Nose, March 2013
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Thomas Dunne Books
March 2013
On Sale: March 12, 2013
336 pages ISBN: 1250006848 EAN: 9781250006844 Kindle: B008RLTYII Hardcover / e-Book
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In a gorgeous wine valley in northern California, the
economic downturn has put a number of dreams on hold. But
not so for wine critic Clyde Craven-Jones, a man whose ego
nearly surpasses his substantial girth. During a routine
tasting in advance of his eponymous publication’s new issue,
he blindly samples a selection of Cabernets. To his
confounded delight, he discovers one bottle worthy of his
highest score (a 20, on the Craven-Jones-on- Wine scale), an
accolade he’s never before awarded.
But the bottle has no origin, no one seems to know how
it appeared on his doorstep—and that's a problem for a
critic who’s supposed to know everything. An investigation
into the mystery Cabernet commences, led by the Clyde’s
wife, Claire, and a couple of underdogs—one a determined
throw-back to ancient viticulture, the other a wine-stained,
Pygmalion-esque scribbler—who by wit and luck rise on
incoming tides of money, notoriety, and, yes, love.
The stage is set for this true theater of the
varietals—where the reader joins the local vinous glitterati
and subterranean enthusiasts hanging out in a seedy bar
called the Glass Act. Soon Clyde Craven-Jones finds himself
in a compromised position in a fermentation tank, a
prominent family finds its internal squabble a public
scandal, and a lowly vintner seeks redemption for a
decades-old wrongdoing. James Conaway's Nose is a witty,
delectable, and fast-paced novel that, like a good Cabernet,
only grows truly enjoyable once opened.
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