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The Wedding People: A Novel Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Alison Espach (Author), Helen Laser (Narrator), Macmillan Audio (Publisher)
4.2 out of 5 stars 105,067 ratings
#1 Best Seller in Dark Humour

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Long-listed, Library Journal Best Books of the Year, 2024

Winner, Goodreads Choice Awards, 2024

Long-listed, Time Magazine Best Books of the Year, 2024

Long-listed, Audible.com Best of the Year, 2024

Long-listed, CPL: Chicago Public Library Best of the Best, 2024

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"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.

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  1. Listening Length
    11 hours and 37 minutes
  2. Author
    Alison Espach
  3. Narrator
    Helen Laser
  4. Audible release date
    July 30 2024
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Macmillan Audio
  7. ASIN
    B0CKM1G78S
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 11 hours and 37 minutes
Author Alison Espach
Narrator Helen Laser
Audible.ca Release Date July 30 2024
Publisher Macmillan Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B0CKM1G78S
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Customers find the book lovely, enjoyable, and a great introduction to the genre. They describe the humor as wry, witty, and funny. Readers describe the book as emotional, heartfelt, and good for the soul. They also describe the story as great, about love and loss, with a poignant ending.

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Customers find the book lovely, enjoyable, and cute. They say it's a great introduction to the genre, a fun ride, and a perfect summer read. Readers also mention the book has so much information about life, getting older, and maturing.

"...If your looking for a heartfelt read that is beautifully written then I HIGHLY recommend The Wedding People it’s filled with Unlikeable characters..." Read more

"Delightful! Funny. Thoughtful. I had such a lovely time at this wedding. Espach has managed to make bridzilla sympathetic...." Read more

"...It really is a beautiful read." Read more

"Loved this book. Finished in 2 days. Have recommended it to others who have also liked it." Read more

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Customers find the book witty and funny. They say they can laugh out loud.

"Delightful! Funny. Thoughtful. I had such a lovely time at this wedding. Espach has managed to make bridzilla sympathetic...." Read more

"...book is heavily weighted on mental illness and suicide but with threads of humour and sensitive touches dusted through out the story and about new..." Read more

"...She was able to make the story so quick and witty and funny! Amazing." Read more

"...You can laugh out loud, don’t skip the long paragraphs, and learn what it is that women think about. They are truly amazing creatures...." Read more

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Customers find the book heartfelt. They say it's all about feelings and is an exercise in experiencing empathy and compassion.

"...a few days and what I can tell you is it’s ALL about feelings, so many feelings 🫶🏼...&ܴdz; Read more

"...Reading this was an exercise in experiencing empathy and compassion, rather than learning something as I typically do with self-help or business/..." Read more

"Alison captured such raw real feelings and moments in life that nobody seems to talk about yet everyone feels and so many experience...like grief,..." Read more

"Full of humor, heart, and gravitas! One of the best books I've read in years. It's a book that everyone can relate to in one way or another...." Read more

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Customers find the story great, with unique characters. They say it's about love and loss, family and friends, and becoming in midlife. Readers also mention the ending is poignant.

"...This story is about love and loss, family and friends, and all of the messy parts that go along with it. It really is a beautiful read." Read more

"...premise and how Espach brilliantly reaches her moving and poignant ending." Read more

"...I cheered for her to find herself on every page. A great story with unique characters. Looking forward to my book club discussion." Read more

"Lovely story about becoming in midlife. About finding a whole person underneath the old one. Loved it from beginning to end...." Read more

A beautiful touching story filled with so many feelings !
5 out of 5 stars
A beautiful touching story filled with so many feelings !
This book has sat with with me for a few days and what I can tell you is it’s ALL about feelings, so many feelings 🫶🏼 The Wedding People was full of the most complex , real , raw characters and so heartfelt, and I never have related so much to a character like Phoebe. I did this as a buddy read with @thefictionphysician and I am so glad I did this with Melany because no one should ever feel alone . The crazy thing is I’ve never met Melany but the friendship we’ve made on Bookstagram shows you how you can find connections in the most unlikely places if your willing to open your heart ♥️ and for that I am thankful ! So please go check out her page and show her some love 💕 I am so glad you are Here 🫶🏼 “But it is also true that one day she can be alone in a room preparing to die, and the next, she can be preparing to be on a boat with beautiful strangers .” “Alive,” Gary says “ You struck me as a person who was fully alive . It was inspiring, actually.” This story as my dear friend pointed out is definitely targeted to a more mature audience aka 40 and up 😜 because of the relatable content with the main character Phoebe. This book is heavily weighted on mental illness and suicide but with threads of humour and sensitive touches dusted through out the story and about new beginnings and finding strength in ourselves and others . If your looking for a heartfelt read that is beautifully written then I HIGHLY recommend The Wedding People it’s filled with Unlikeable characters that the author made me feel sorry for them at times and characters you will love and be filled with so many emotions you’ll feel like a yo-yo at times and you’ll be so glad to be here ❤️
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  • Another Read By Angie
    5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful touching story filled with so many feelings !
    Reviewed in Canada on March 17, 2025
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    This book has sat with with me for a few days and what I can tell you is it’s ALL about feelings, so many feelings 🫶🏼

    The Wedding People was full of the most complex , real , raw characters and so heartfelt, and I never have related so much to a character like Phoebe.

    I did this as a buddy read with @thefictionphysician and I am so glad I did this with Melany because no one should ever feel alone . The crazy thing is I’ve never met Melany but the friendship we’ve made on Bookstagram shows you how you can find connections in the most unlikely places if your willing to open your heart ♥️ and for that I am thankful ! So please go check out her page and show her some love 💕 I am so glad you are Here 🫶🏼

    “But it is also true that one day she can be alone in a room preparing to die, and the next, she can be preparing to be on a boat with beautiful strangers .”

    “Alive,” Gary says “ You struck me as a person who was fully alive . It was inspiring, actually.”

    This story as my dear friend pointed out is definitely targeted to a more mature audience aka 40 and up 😜 because of the relatable content with the main character Phoebe.

    This book is heavily weighted on mental illness and suicide but with threads of humour and sensitive touches dusted through out the story and about new beginnings and finding strength in ourselves and others .

    If your looking for a heartfelt read that is beautifully written then I HIGHLY recommend The Wedding People it’s filled with Unlikeable characters that the author made me feel sorry for them at times and characters you will love and be filled with so many emotions you’ll feel like a yo-yo at times and you’ll be so glad to be here ❤️
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    Another Read By Angie
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    A beautiful touching story filled with so many feelings !

    Reviewed in Canada on March 17, 2025
    This book has sat with with me for a few days and what I can tell you is it’s ALL about feelings, so many feelings 🫶🏼

    The Wedding People was full of the most complex , real , raw characters and so heartfelt, and I never have related so much to a character like Phoebe.

    I did this as a buddy read with @thefictionphysician and I am so glad I did this with Melany because no one should ever feel alone . The crazy thing is I’ve never met Melany but the friendship we’ve made on Bookstagram shows you how you can find connections in the most unlikely places if your willing to open your heart ♥️ and for that I am thankful ! So please go check out her page and show her some love 💕 I am so glad you are Here 🫶🏼

    “But it is also true that one day she can be alone in a room preparing to die, and the next, she can be preparing to be on a boat with beautiful strangers .”

    “Alive,” Gary says “ You struck me as a person who was fully alive . It was inspiring, actually.”

    This story as my dear friend pointed out is definitely targeted to a more mature audience aka 40 and up 😜 because of the relatable content with the main character Phoebe.

    This book is heavily weighted on mental illness and suicide but with threads of humour and sensitive touches dusted through out the story and about new beginnings and finding strength in ourselves and others .

    If your looking for a heartfelt read that is beautifully written then I HIGHLY recommend The Wedding People it’s filled with Unlikeable characters that the author made me feel sorry for them at times and characters you will love and be filled with so many emotions you’ll feel like a yo-yo at times and you’ll be so glad to be here ❤️
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  • Nathalie Roy
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good for the soul…
    Reviewed in Canada on July 5, 2025
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    4.5 because I can’t bare the thought of not having a 5 star to hunt down, but this book came close. Lovely characters, easy plot and still so enjoyable to read!
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  • RetroStarfish
    5.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtful and, oh yes, funny in a wry kind of my kind of way.
    Reviewed in Canada on July 12, 2025
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    Delightful! Funny. Thoughtful. I had such a lovely time at this wedding. Espach has managed to make bridzilla sympathetic. Did I mention funny and throughtful?
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  • Jen
    5.0 out of 5 stars Real and Beautiful
    Reviewed in Canada on March 18, 2025
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    The beginning of this book scared me. It starts out so unusual that I really worried about what I got myself into. But stick it out. I promise it’s worth it.

    The Wedding People is a narrative about the connections you make in life, and how these interactions can transform you. How you can talk to a stranger for a minute and that conversation can become so important to you, while you’ve had friends for years, and you don’t really feel like you can be honest with them. You don’t trust that they’ll accept you; even though they’ve always been around.

    I have felt like Phoebe before, in so many ways, and there are days that I still feel like her. That I put on this mask for people around me, and I’m never quite sure who I am in the deepest parts of myself. But there are glimmers in time that break through the fog and make a person so indescribably happy, that you know the real you is peeking through.

    This story is about love and loss, family and friends, and all of the messy parts that go along with it.

    It really is a beautiful read.
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  • S. Chalmers
    5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and insightful
    Reviewed in Canada on June 19, 2025
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    Such a lovely book, the kind you accidentally devour in a single sitting. I didn't really have better things to do than join Phoebe as she figures out how one truly lives.
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  • Leslie Trotter
    4.0 out of 5 stars On my way to read more Alison Espach 👀
    Reviewed in Canada on June 9, 2025
    4.5 ⭐️

    “There is no such thing as a happy place. Because when you are happy, everywhere is a happy place. And when you are sad, everywhere is a sad place.”

    It’s been a hot minute since I read a book that wasn’t a romance one, but this one didn’t disappoint.

    Phoebe Stone wants to kill herself. She’s made a plan, one where she flies out to Cornwall Inn in Newport, Rhode Island and books one of the best suites. She’s lived her whole life trying to fit into a box formed by others — her dad, her ex-husband and all of her coworkers. She’s accepted she can’t have kids, her husband had an affair with one of their closest friends and she has no one. Even her cat died. But when she gets to the Cornwall Inn she realizes the whole place has been booked for a wedding. When she’s ridiculously blunt to Lila, the bride, she slowly gets roped into more and more things. How can someone just change their mind and find the will to live?

    I reaallyyyy liked this book. I feel guilty for the four times I told Libby to give it to someone else before me because why did I do that? The writing is brilliant, the characters are so relatable and feel sincere and the storyline is something I have never read before. Definitely going to be looking into more of Alison Espach’s books!
    2 people found this helpful
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  • Anna Roberts- The Weekend Readers
    4.0 out of 5 stars Shelf-Worthy!
    Reviewed in Canada on June 17, 2025
    ⭐⭐⭐⭐- Shelf-Worthy!
    Having just come out of a breakup myself, this book had me crying on the couch on multiple evenings.

    But, I think a powerful reminder that even in the throws of depression, even when you are ready to give up and the prospect of 'endless opportunities and freedom' is evermore daunting than encouraging, there doesn't have to be a 'happy ending' there just has to be the potential for another day.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars
    Shelf-Worthy!

    Reviewed in Canada on June 17, 2025
    ⭐⭐⭐⭐- Shelf-Worthy!
    Having just come out of a breakup myself, this book had me crying on the couch on multiple evenings.

    But, I think a powerful reminder that even in the throws of depression, even when you are ready to give up and the prospect of 'endless opportunities and freedom' is evermore daunting than encouraging, there doesn't have to be a 'happy ending' there just has to be the potential for another day.
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  • rs
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great novel
    Reviewed in Canada on May 16, 2025
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    This was a great read! I have literally never read a novel before and was thrown off by the fact that there are no chapters or a table of contents and needed to ask ChatGPT for advice on how to read such a book.

    The advice given was to avoid reading it to extract information, but to rather immerse myself in the story and attempt to feel what the characters were feeling. Reading this was an exercise in experiencing empathy and compassion, rather than learning something as I typically do with self-help or business/finance books.

    This book was a great introduction to the genre and I will look to read more just like it in future.
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  • harpreet kaur
    5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic book..
    Reviewed in India on April 24, 2025
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    It’s not so much about the story but the way it has been told.. the people part of the story.. how unique yet relatable each character is.. I loved the conversations!! There are so many.. so many that you think you have also been part of at some point in life.. such beautiful phrases which you want to read again and again!!
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  • Francesca
    5.0 out of 5 stars Consigliato!
    Reviewed in Italy on June 24, 2025
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    Mi è piaciuta tantissimo la storia. È un libro che sicuramente ti strappa un sorriso e in cui è facile immedesimarsi. Personalmente non mi ha fatto impazzire la versione con copertina flessibile perché preferisco formati più piccoli.
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    Reviewed in Italy on June 24, 2025
    Mi è piaciuta tantissimo la storia. È un libro che sicuramente ti strappa un sorriso e in cui è facile immedesimarsi. Personalmente non mi ha fatto impazzire la versione con copertina flessibile perché preferisco formati più piccoli.
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  • Elke D.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read
    Reviewed in Germany on July 19, 2025
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    I did not want the book to end. Besutifully written, full of deep insights, honest observations, emotional, serious, and nevertheless funny.
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  • cala
    4.0 out of 5 stars Divertido y absurdo
    Reviewed in Spain on June 3, 2025
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    Una semana en un hotel de lujo, una boda en marcha y una mujer profundamente deprimida que sin embargo es capaz de entablar una improbable amistad y hacerse cargo de una caótica circunstancia.
    Escrita con humor, bucea en las profundidades de las relaciones entre padres e hijos, parejas y amigos.
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  • RaquelMarques
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beach read
    Reviewed in Brazil on May 24, 2025
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    Leitura leve e gostosa, diálogos envolventes e você torce pra todos de um jeito diferente
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