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The Wedding People

The hilarious and moving million-copy bestseller

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The Wedding People

By: Alison Espach
Narrated by: Helen Laser
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 The smash-hit international bestseller
A Read With Jenna book club pick
Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction
'Best read of the year' THE TIMES

'Books as fun as this one are few and far between' GUARDIAN

'Sharp, funny and a joy to read' OBSERVER

Phoebe Stone arrives at a grand beachside hotel in Rhode Island 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.

When the bride discovers her elaborate destination wedding could be ruined by a divorced and depressed stranger, she is furious. Lila 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.

Hilarious and moving, The Wedding People is an irresistible novel about love, friendship, dysfunctional families, and the unexpected paths that lead to happiness.

'As soon as I'd finished it, I wanted to read it all over again' RED

'Laugh-out-loud funny and surprisingly moving' INDEPENDENT

'So funny and romantic . . . A perfect novel' CATHERINE NEWMAN

'Glorious . . . made me wish I had written it' JOJO MOYES

'Utterly charming . . . I loved it' PANDORA SYKES

'One of the few weddings I've attended that I didn't want to end' SAMUEL BURR©2024 Alison Espach Editors Select Family Life Friendship Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Funny Witty Feel-Good Heartfelt

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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Good set pieces with excellent narration but no story - would make a comic tv series in the White Lotus vein better than a novel - screenplay perhaps

Good writing but predictable story

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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.

Fast and Fabulous

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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.

Enraptured, Engrossed & Engaged

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The overall story was good and entertaining but unfortunately was ruined by the authors inability to write conversations. Multiple paragraphs that contained he said then she said then she said then he said. It really took me out of the story and made me want to shout. For this reason alone, I would not recommend this book and I will not read anything else by the author.

Okay, story but really needed editing

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A perfect antidote to stress . Funny- preposterous - lovely easy listen . Would recommend it for holiday read .

Great escape

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