Phoebe Stone arrives at the luxurious Cornwall Inn hotel in Newport, Rhode Island, on a beautiful, sunny day. She is wearing a green silk dress and golden heels, has no luggage, and is alone. All the wedding guests gathered in the lobby assume she is also invited. But Phoebe is the only person not there for the happy event. For years, Phoebe had dreamed of coming to this hotel—she imagined enjoying oysters and sunset sailing trips with her husband. But here she is now, without him, at the lowest point in her life, determined to spoil herself for the first and last time. Meanwhile, the bride has planned every detail and possible mishap that could arise this weekend, except for Phoebe and her plan—and so it is even more unexpected when the two women grow close and open their hearts to each other.
Funny and heartbreakingly tender at the same time, the book The Wedding People is, at its core, a penetrating and sensitive look at the unpredictable turns in life that can lead us down paths and to places we never imagined—and at the chance encounters that are sometimes needed for us to change course.
