The Wedding People: A Novel
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The runaway New York Times bestseller
A Today Show #ReadwithJenna Book Club Pick, New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, and a #1 Indie Next Pick
Named a Best Book of the Year by The Guardian, Time, Chicago Tribune Biblioracle, HuffPost, US Magazine, Elle, Real Simple, and Glamour
A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew.
It’s a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold heels, not a bag in sight, alone. She’s immediately mistaken by everyone in the lobby for one of the wedding people, but she’s actually the only guest at the Cornwall who isn’t here for the big event. Phoebe is here because she’s dreamed of coming for years—she hoped to shuck oysters and take sunset sails with her husband, only now she’s here without him, at rock bottom, and determined to have one last decadent splurge on herself. Meanwhile, the bride has accounted for every detail and every possible disaster the weekend might yield except for, well, Phoebe and Phoebe’s plan—which makes it that much more surprising when the two women can’t stop confiding in each other.
In turns absurdly funny and devastatingly tender, Alison Espach’s The Wedding People is ultimately an incredibly nuanced and resonant look at the winding paths we can take to places we never imagined—and the chance encounters it sometimes takes to reroute us.
From the Publisher
ASIN : B0CJ839C56
Publisher : Henry Holt and Co.
Accessibility : Learn more
Publication date : July 30, 2024
Language : English
File size : 5.7 MB
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 355 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-1250899569
Page Flip : Enabled
Customers say
Customers find the book entertaining with a fun plot and deeply profound content, with one review noting how it tackles serious topics with moments of hilarity. Moreover, the characters are wonderfully developed, and the writing is well-crafted, with one customer highlighting how the author puts words to complex emotions. Additionally, the pacing is fast and engaging, and customers appreciate the heartbreaking story that explores grief. However, the ending receives mixed reactions, with some finding it satisfying while others consider the plot silly.
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