A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help us 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 dreamt of coming for years―she hoped to shuck oysters and take sunset sails with her husband, only now she's here without him. Meanwhile, the bride has accounted for every detail and every possible disaster the weekend might yield except for, well, Phoebe―which makes it that much more surprising when the women can’t stop confiding in each other.
In turns uproariously, absurdly funny and devastatingly tender, Alison Espach's The Wedding People is a look at the winding paths we can take to places we never imagined―and the chance encounters it sometimes takes to reroute us.
The Wedding People was one of my favorite books of the year. I went into it not knowing much about it and became emotionally invested in Phoebe and her life. I didn't even realize how invested I was in Phoebe's world until I got to the end and I realized I didn't want the story to be over.
This book is for anybody who loves a good redemption story with strong characters. This book is not for anyone who is sensitive to talk of suicide.
Details:
- The Wedding People by Alison Espach
- Pages: 355
- Publisher: Henry, Holt, & Co
- Publication Date: 6/30/2024
- Buy it Here!
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