The Wedding People by Alison Espach

Join us for an evening of lively conversation and literary discovery at the next Lit & Libations Book Club Meetup, hosted at La Fe Wine Bar.

This month, we’re diving into to the best selling novel The Wedding People by Alison Espach our pick August's book club. Why not read a little romance as we wind down from the Summer heat?

Summary:
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.

Come unwind after work, enjoy a cocktail (or two), and connect with fellow book lovers for thoughtful dialogue and great company.
Literature with a twist—cheers to that!