What they’re saying about Cheap Cabernet: A Friendship

Some friendships survive beyond the final gruesome fight. Some last beyond the grave. Cathie Beck relates the roller coaster ride of just such a relationship in her memoir, Cheap Cabernet, with a heavy dose of wit and a wine glass full of poignant reflection.

Beck’s writing is breezy, polished, and fun to read. Her vivacious personality comes alive on the page and draws readers into her world. Pour a glass of decent wine, put some country western songs on the iPod, slip into a steaming bubble bath, and enjoy Beck’s spirited account of that one true friend we all hope to find.

— ForeWord Clarion Review

Cathie Beck's “Cheap Cabernet” is a vintage tale, a female buddy story chock full of the stuff of life: tears, laughter and love in the darkest of times. You won’t put it down until the final page -- at which time a box of Kleenex and a glass of cabernet, cheap or otherwise, would be wise to have on hand: the first to deal with the story's denouement, the second to toast Beck's triumph.

Cheap Cabernet is simply awesome, such a poignant story, and so very well-written.

— Patti Thorn, former Books Editor,
Rocky Mountain News

                 
The book is beautifully written and I could not put it down … what an adventure … this book will be read by many people. … and will make the rounds and stimulate some wonderful conversation about friendship, surviving the rough times and enjoying the hell out of the good times.

— Susan Gatschet-Reese, Host, “Mid-Morning Jazz",
KUVO Radio

“Beyond wonderful — wickedly funny, poignant, and smart.

Anyone who's a fan of Mary Karr or Annie Lamott will find Cathie Beck's "Cheap Cabernet" both laugh-out-loud hysterical — and heartbreaking."

— Best Selling Author, Elle Newmark,
The Book of Unholy Mischief

“Cheap Cabernet is utterly seductive ... a page-turner ... impossible to put down.

Not since "Thelma & Louise" have women and friendship been so beautifully and powerfully painted. This hilarious, heartbreaking memoir is a joyful and exhilarating ride for the reader."

— Sandi Gelles-Cole, Host "Ask the Book Doctor"   

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