The Wedding People

A Novel

De: Alison Espach

Narrado por: Helen Laser

"As narrator, the terrific Laser, an actress and puppeteer, only enhances the swoon-worthy quirks and romance." —Vulture

A Today show #ReadwithJenna Book Club Pick, A Goodreads Choice Awards 2024 Winner, and long-listed in many Best of the Year 2024 picks!

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.

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company.

Witty, authentic and a great story on growth and change

A well written book with characters I could easily relate and some not but decrisvec so well- also leaned about RI - I laughed so loud with the car scene - no giveaways - read this now!

Great Read! Thank you Jenna!

I read it after hearing about it on Today Show. Once I started, I became invested in the characters (even Juice). I finished listening in 1 day!! Now I miss my new “friends “.

Made me laugh and also think about life

Such an unexpectedly full read: laugh, get sentimental, makes you think about life. Smart and well written. Human flaws and how we can grow to be our authentic selves so that we can enjoy this thing called life. I really enjoyed it.

My goodness, that was beautiful

An absolute joy. I cannot recommend this book enough. The last 40 minutes has my heart aching.

One of the best

I loved every bit of this book. From the very beginning to the last page, I did not want it to end. I laughed out loud the character development, the depth of the relationships. This is a book. I will listen to it again.