The Wedding People
‘An excellent gift for almost anyone’ Guardian
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5.0 • 3 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The smash-hit international bestseller
A Read With Jenna book club pick
Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction
'Best read of the year' THE TIMES
'Books as fun as this one are few and far between' GUARDIAN
'Sharp, funny and a joy to read' OBSERVER
Phoebe Stone arrives at a grand beachside hotel in Rhode Island 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.
When the bride discovers her elaborate destination wedding could be ruined by a divorced and depressed stranger, she is furious. Lila 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.
Hilarious and moving, The Wedding People is an irresistible novel about love, friendship, dysfunctional families, and the unexpected paths that lead to happiness.
'As soon as I'd finished it, I wanted to read it all over again' RED
'Laugh-out-loud funny and surprisingly moving' INDEPENDENT
'So funny and romantic . . . A perfect novel' CATHERINE NEWMAN
'Glorious . . . made me wish I had written it' JOJO MOYES
'Utterly charming . . . I loved it' PANDORA SYKES
'One of the few weddings I've attended that I didn't want to end' SAMUEL BURR
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.
