The Wedding People
Ratings50
Average rating4.3
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Ratings50
Average rating4.3
A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her 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 dreamed of coming for years—she hoped to shuck oysters and take sunset sails with her husband, only now she’s here without him, at rock bottom, and determined to have one last decadent splurge on herself. Meanwhile, the bride has accounted for every detail and every possible disaster the weekend might yield except for, well, Phoebe and Phoebe's plan—which makes it that much more surprising when the two women can’t stop confiding in each other.
In turns absurdly funny and devastatingly tender, Alison Espach’s The Wedding People is ultimately an incredibly nuanced and resonant look at the winding paths we can take to places we never imagined—and the chance encounters it sometimes takes to reroute us.
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I really enjoyed this book. Even with the story having a layer of a sensitive topic, you are able to read the book with a smile on your face. There were a handful of parts where this book made me laugh. With this book you receive a nice morale to the story. You get to see how the main character grows. My only critique to this book is that the ending felt a little rushed but it still appreciated it. This book was a pleasant surprise for me. I thought it was going to be super corny, but I didn’t get that vibe from this book. I definitely recommend this book.
The Wedding People - Alison Espach
When Phoebe arrives at the grand Cornwall inn, she had her life plan in place and nothing was going to stop her. One night of bliss then on with her plan but fate doesn't work the way we want and when the bride of the wedding that has booked most of the Inn out takes Phoebe under her wing, they end up becoming the rock that holds each other up.
WOW. This book was WOW! It wasn't what I was expecting but it was exactly what I needed. The book has some beautiful teaching moments in it from some amazingly wonderful characters. I felt all the feels reading this book and I think this is the best book of the year so far for me.
It doesn't get much better than this. The narration was amazing and I didn't stop listening. It's listed as a dark comedy and it is definitely one of the best I've read. 5 stars
