The Wedding People: The hilarious and moving Read With Jenna book club pick by A

Description: The Wedding People by Alison Espach For fans of Really Good Actually and Romantic Comedy, a funny and touching novel about a woman who checks in to a glamorous hotel at the lowest point in her life, only to find herself swept into a strangers wedding and forever changed by her entanglement in their dysfunctional family FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description UTTERLY CHARMING PANDORA SYKESWICKEDLY FUNNY JENNY JACKSONA PERFECT NOVEL CATHERINE NEWMANIts 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 shes actually the only guest at the Cornwall Inn who isnt 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. Shes 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. Author Biography Alison Espach is the author of two previous novels, though The Wedding People is the first to be published in the UK. Her short stories and essays have appeared in a wide range of publications, including McSweeneys and Vogue. She is a professor of creative writing at Providence College in Rhode Island. Review The Wedding People is the perfect book to wrap up your summer reading. It is heartwarming, hilarious, its a love story - its about love, loss and the people who come into our lives and change it forever. You guys are going to love this book! -- Jenna Bush Hager, The Today Shows #ReadwithJennaThe the best read of the year so far * The Times *Fans of Sorrow and Bliss will, like me, adore The Wedding People, which is my book of the summer. As soon as Id finished it, I wanted to read it all over again! * Red *Espachs writing reminds me of Katherine Heinys - keenly observant, ruthlessly honest, quietly elegant and utterly charming, with the ability to make you quietly weep when you least expect it . . . Nothing turns out the way anybody plans - but exactly as it should. I loved it -- Pandora SykesThe Wedding People is a wickedly funny and deeply satisfying novel about a woman with nothing to lose, armed with a green dress, some chocolate wine, and a coconut pillow, cut loose to cause delightful mayhem. Its a story of lovers who turn into strangers, strangers who turn into friends, and the weird and wonderful connections that make us feel truly alive. I loved it -- Jenny JacksonAlison Espach! How does she do it? I mean, really - how? The Wedding People is so utterly, ringingly true it feels less like fiction than like a field guide to personhood. Its so funny and romantic that I sometimes laughed out loud and sometimes got actual goosebumps. I tore through it like I didnt have a disordered deficit of attention. Its a perfect novel. I loved it -- Catherine NewmanI loved it I loved it I loved it. This is pure joy in book form. I want to live in it. I did live in it, in this hotel by the ocean with these people who felt real and made me laugh and ache and WANT things for them. I cannot understate how brilliant it is. Do yourself a favour. Cancel all your plans, and read it. It brought the love back into my reading life, and I suspect itll have the power to bring love back into readers normal lives, too, such is the power of a living, breathing, beautiful story like this -- Claire DaverleyThe Wedding People is an absolute masterpiece - darkly, achingly funny, deeply moving and just bursting with energy and wisdom. I was unable to put this beautiful novel down and lost a great deal of sleep in the process. Perfection -- Rosie WalshEspach is an immensely talented writer, and her prose unfolds with a devastating lightness of touch -- Emily St. John MandelI gulped down The Wedding People - I LOVED it! Its such a blast, so much fun to read and so funny, but also full of brilliant insights and heart-wrenching in parts - my favourite kind of book. A joyful reading experience -- Emily ItamiThe Wedding People is my very favourite kind of novel - hilarious and witty with enormous heart and characters I fell in love with. I was delighted to be at this wedding, in the middle of the drama and gossip, watching the entanglements of friendships old and new. I havent stopped talking about this book since I finished it, and I wont stop until Ive made everyone I know read it . . . so read it! Now! You can thank me later -- Jennifer CloseThe Wedding People is the kind of book that stays with you long after you have read it, adding truths to your life that stay forever in your heart. Its a dark comedy with love bursting through every page. I wanted to stop and take in the magnificence of this book, and yet was desperate to know what happened. Alison Espach has captured her characters with such grace and mastery that they feel like they have been part of your life forever and youre sad to see them leave. The Wedding People touches on many of lifes hardships but is never dreary, handling tough subjects with both grace and humour . . . The Wedding People is a masterpieceand I will eagerly wait for Alison Espachs next book -- Catherine YardleyBrilliant . . . I dont think Ive ever read anything so hilarious and profound and moving; I cant remember the last time I was so invested in a love story. While there are shades of Fleabag, Nora Ephron and Monica Heisey, the book sits in a unique space where the humour never feels like a deflection from the novels emotional heart. I adored it and will be recommending it to everyone I know -- Caroline LeaA fantastic modern romance, smart, funny and humane, with beautifully-rendered characters . . . An intelligent, uplifting, wholly enjoyable read -- Marie PhillipsProfessor Phoebe Stone is going to steal the summer of 2024! Excellent . . . a perfect mix of hilarious, poignant and romantic -- Ania BasHilarious, moving and utterly brilliant -- Natasha PoliszczukThe perfect holiday novel. Darkly funny, romantic, escapist- I was completely absorbed in its pages -- Chloe TimmsA novel thats by turn sad, wise and mordantly funny - I loved it * Good Housekeeping *A wonderfully entertaining novel * Woman & Home *Alison Espachs sparkling social observations and deft prose make for a novel thats sharp, funny and a joy to read * Observer * Details ISBN1399622749 Author Alison Espach Format Paperback NZ Release Date 2024-08-12 AU Release Date 2024-08-12 Pages 384 Publisher Orion Publishing Co Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781399622745 Country of Publication United Kingdom Audience General Publication Date 2024-08-01 Imprint Phoenix Place of Publication London UK Release Date 2024-08-01 Language English ISBN-10 1399622749 Subtitle The hilarious and moving Read With Jenna book club pick We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 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