The Wedding People
The hilarious and moving Read With Jenna book club pick
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4.4 • 46 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The #2 New York Times bestseller
A Read With Jenna book club pick
'UTTERLY CHARMING' PANDORA SYKES
'WICKEDLY FUNNY' JENNY JACKSON
'A PERFECT NOVEL' CATHERINE NEWMAN
'THE BEST READ OF THE YEAR SO FAR' THE TIMES
It's a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at a grand beachside hotel wearing her best dress and least comfortable shoes. Immediately she is mistaken for one of the wedding people - but she's actually the only guest at the Cornwall Inn who isn't here for the big event.
Phoebe has dreamed of coming here for years. She hoped to shuck oysters and take sunset sails with her husband but now she is divorced and depressed, and not sure how to go on. She's not been sure how to do anything, lately, except climb into bed and drink gin and tonics and listen to the sound of the refrigerator making ice.
When the bride discovers her elaborate destination wedding could be ruined by this sad stranger, she is furious. She has spent months accounting for every detail and every possible disaster - except for, well, Phoebe . . . Soon, both women find their best-laid plans derailed and an unlikely confidante in one another.
Uproariously funny and devastatingly tender, The Wedding People is an irresistible novel about love, friendship, dysfunctional families, and the unexpected paths that lead to happiness.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Espach (Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance) offers a sparkling and slightly macabre novel of a 30-something woman finding a new lease on life. After adjunct English professor Phoebe Stone's husband leaves her for her colleague, she declines an invitation to return the next semester, unable to stomach seeing her husband's new lover. Unable to find another teaching job, she checks into a luxury hotel in Newport, R.I., where she's always wanted to stay, and plans to end her life with her cat's painkillers. She doesn't count on the hotel teeming with wedding guests, or meeting the 20-something bride, Lila, who, after hearing of Phoebe's plans, does everything she can to keep Phoebe alive, worried a suicide would mess up her perfect wedding. During an early morning soak in the hotel's hot tub, Phoebe is drawn to a handsome stranger and buoyed by their connection, even though he lets her know he's taken after she brazenly hits on him. The next day, Phoebe learns he's the groom. Over the course of her brief stay, Phoebe, having chosen to stay alive, musters the courage to break her old patterns and stop letting people walk over her, which leads to a triumphant finale. Readers are in for a treat.
Customer Reviews
A perfect novel.
This book captivated me from the very beginning. The writing style was so engaging that I couldn’t put it down. This is a book I know I will return to again and again and greet with all past and future versions of myself.
Uplifting
An important story. From the depths of despair to moving back into the world. It’s about learning to love yourself and life again.
Loved this book!
Inspiring and entertaining. Not what I expected.