The Wedding People
By Alison Espach

The smash-hit international bestsellerA Read With Jenna book club pickWinner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction'Best read of the year'and THE TIMES'Books as fun as this one are few and far between'and GUARDIAN'Sharp, funny and a joy to read'and OBSERVERPhoebe 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,and The Wedding Peopleand is an irresistible novel about love, friendship, dysfunctional families, and the unexpected paths that lead to happiness.'My book of the summer. As soon as I'd finished it, I wanted to read it all over again'and RED'Laugh-out-loud funny and surprisingly moving'and 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