This book is so good that I just have to start with that! Phoebe Stone is really in a bad place - divorced and depressed when her cat dies. She finds herself at a swanky Rhode Island resort, dressed to kill, with no luggage and bad intentions with her dead cat's medicine. Phoebe is going to go out in style. But as soon as she arrives, people ask her which side of the wedding she's there for - the bride or the groom. She can't convince them otherwise - she even ends up with a guest gift basket. Phoebe eventually interacts with the bride, the groom, mother-in-law, and others and gets drawn into their drama. She also finds it easier to confide in these strangers about her own issues; I mean, who better to talk to than someone you don't know and will never see again? So begins Phoebe's journey of dealing with her feelings of abandonment, loneliness, and despair. There's a lesson here about self-reflection that really speaks to me. Loved, loved, loved this book. Loved it.
Review by Laura L.
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
It's a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the Cornwall Inn. She's immediately mistaken by everyone in the lobby for one of the wedding people, but she's actually the only guest 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 splurge on herself. Meanwhile, the bride has accounted for every possible disaster 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