{"product_id":"wedding-people-a-novel-2","title":"Wedding People - Alison Espach","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe runaway\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestseller with over one million copies sold\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Today Show #ReadwithJenna Book Club Pick,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEditors' Choice, and a #1 Indie Next Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBiblioracle,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuffPost\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUS Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt'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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn turns absurdly funny and devastatingly tender, Alison Espach's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wedding People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/01\/2024 pg. 1 (EAN 9781250899576, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/10\/2024 (EAN 9781250899576, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2024 pg. 35 (EAN 9781250899576, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/30\/0001 (EAN 9781250899576, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eEspach, Alison\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison Espach\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wedding People\u003c\/i\u003e, a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEditor's Choice, a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eToday\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eShow Read with Jenna Book Club Pick, a Barnes and Noble Book Club Pick, and a #1 Indie Next Pick.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wedding People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003espent several dozen weeks on the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBest Seller list and will be published in over 35 countries. She is also the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes on Your Sudden Disappearance\u003c\/i\u003e, a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand NPR \"Best Book of the Year,\" as well as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Adults\u003c\/i\u003e, a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEditor's Choice and Barnes and Noble Discover Pick. Her fictional audio series\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn-Depth Market Research Interviews with Dead People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an Audible Original. 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