A Wedding in December: A Novel (Unabridged)
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3.0 • 6 Ratings
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
At an inn in the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts, seven former schoolmates gather for a wedding. Nora, the owner of the inn, has recently had to reinvent her life following the death of her husband. Avery, who still hears echoes from a horrific event at Kidd Academy 26 years ago, has made a life for himself in Toronto with his wife and two sons. Agnes, now a history teacher at Kidd is a still-single woman who longs to tell a secret she cannot reveal to the others, a secret that would stun them all. Bridget, the mother of a 15-year-old boy, has agreed to marry Bill, an old high school lover whom she has recently re-met, despite uncertainties about her health and future. Indeed, it is Bill who passionately wants this wedding and who has brought everyone together for an astonishing weekend of revelation and recrimination, forgiveness and redemption. This is Anita Shreve's most ambitious and moving novel to date, probing into human motivation with grace and skill.
Customer Reviews
Shreve at her most tedious
Having savored The Pilot's Wife, Sea Glass, and Light on Snow, I thought I could trust an Anita Shreve novel to deliver. A Wedding in December is so disappointing, I'm giving up on Shreve. The book is 10% meat, and the rest is vapid details that any mediocre editor would've slashed.
An excerpt to illustrate my point: "She parked her car, grabbed her backpack and went inside the building. After visiting the bathroom, she stood in line for coffee and a donut, and then found a table at which to sit. When she'd finished the donut, she wiped her hands on a paper napkin and rummaged through her backpack. She took out her notebook and a pencil."
Has some dragging points, but other than that... WOW!
One night, I just couldn't get any sleep, so I decided to look around in my mom's old bookshelf for something to read. I found this book. Despite the fact that I'm only 15, and this would most likely be considered an adult book, I thoroughly enjoyed it. True, it does have numerous dragging points, but other than that it is a great read. There are even some humorous points! I must, however, point out that is DEFINITELY for mature readers. Being a romance novel, it contains some, needless to say, risque (spelling?) portions.
Great...once it got going
The first hour stuggles on, but once it got going, I loved it! there are quite a few characters to keep track of but give this book a chance!
It is a touching story.