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The Wedding People

By: Alison Espach
Narrated by: Helen Laser
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The #2 New York Times bestseller
A Read With Jenna book club pick
'UTTERLY CHARMING' PANDORA SYKES

'WICKEDLY FUNNY' JENNY JACKSON

'A PERFECT NOVEL' CATHERINE NEWMAN

'THE BEST READ OF THE YEAR SO FAR' THE TIMES

It's 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 she's actually the only guest at the Cornwall Inn who isn't 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. She's 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.©2024 Alison Espach (P)2024 Orion Publishing Group Limited
Editors Select Family Life Friendship Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Wedding Funny Witty Hotel Heartfelt Feel-Good

Editorial Review

I’ll toast to that!
Feeling salty about beachfront displays of affection? As am I, along with Phoebe Stone, the spiraling protagonist of Alison Espach’s latest novel, who, newly single and depressed, has hot summer plans to self-sabotage in style at an elegant Newport resort. However, upon her arrival, she unexpectedly befriends a cohort of, you guessed it, wedding people, who would rather count Phoebe as an extra head for the caterers than have her potentially ruin the ceremony by being left unattended while erratically heartbroken. It doesn’t take long for Phoebe and the bride to bond over their underlying anxieties, and narrator Helen Laser’s spot-on delivery of all the witty insights embedded in this novel certainly makes it easy to fall for the vibrant cast of characters. So, if you too are in need of a summer pick-me-up, take a page out of Phoebe’s book and vicariously masquerade as a posh, pearl-clad sophisticate while opening up to this cynical yet ultimately heartfelt listen. — Haley H., Audible Editor

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Pure Escapism!

Just loved this book, a proper story and beautifully read. The characters were so well shaped, thank you for giving me some winter escapism!

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Relatable Characters. Hopeful intelligent read. Really enjoyed this story amd the analysis of different types of human relationships.

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Best ever narrator

If I had read this book instead of listening to it, I would have loved it, but I am so glad I chose the Audible version, as the narrator is outstanding. She performs it rather than just reading it, and the nuances she brings to the different characters are brilliant - her tone matches the dry wit and sarcasm perfectly. It’s a very unusual story and it’s hard to comment without spoilers. I can’t recommend it enough.

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Enraptured, Engrossed & Engaged

This book was not what I thought it would be, but was exactly what I needed. It was utterly beguiling, thought provoking and intelligent. The author showed her love and understanding of literature and life, as well as her characters and the story being spun. I was enraptured, engrossed and engaged throughout. Now I’m bereft, to have finished it, but happy too.

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Sound quality not great

Sound quality kept changing, so you could tell when things had been recorded at different times and inserted.

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Loved this book

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Great narration

Amazing story. Devoured it in 3 days. Loved the characters coming to life. Please read it

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Oh, I love everything about this. Funny, clever, well-structured, surprising, sweet, sharp and cute. A work of eternal genius? Maybe not. But the best fun you can have with a book. I'm sure the rights are bought and it's going to be a fantastic movie too.

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One of my favourite books now

I absolutely fell in love with this book. It's heartfelt and funny. Can't say much more without spoilers but it's a masterpiece.

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Beautiful story

Really enjoyed this story, didn’t want to put down. Highly recommend. Great easy holiday read.

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