We invite you to join us for our monthly Book Club, discussing The Wedding People by Alison Espach. We are so excited to share this book with you all, and to hear your thoughts on it.

^{"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" - Jennifer Close, Bestselling Author of Marrying the Ketchups}

^{"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. It's 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." - Jenny Jackson, New York Times Bestselling Author of Pineapple Street}

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.

We’re excited to hear your thoughts on the characters, their choices, and the unexpected twists that make this novel such a page-turner! 

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There will be ample seating and refreshments available as well.