Now he works for a controversial doctor who forces people to confront their fears and obsessions through immersion therapy (think forcing a woman with OCD to stand in a garbage can for 20 minutes).Īlice is still reeling from her daughter’s stillbirth five years before, as well as her father’s death. Paul left his promising career path back in New York when he followed Mark to Pennsylvania for work. Paul lives in Philadelphia with his boyfriend, Mark, a college professor. Alice lives in Los Angeles where she works for a data company and is having an affair with her married boss. The first part of the book is spent entirely with Alice, Paul and Donna. Less close is her relationship with her half-siblings, who are dreading the impending nuptials. She has a successful job, a gorgeous apartment, and a close relationship with her stateside mother. The novel follows a dysfunctional family: Donna, the mom Eloise, the older daughter from Donna’s first marriage Alice, the younger sister and, finally, brother Paul.Įloise, the perfect, lovely daughter lives in London and is planning her wedding to Ollie. “The People We Hate at the Wedding” could be described more as “The People I Hate in this Book,” which was pretty much every character. The title suggested a fun, snarky and catty read that would be a welcome break after Tad Williams’ doorstop of a book, “The Witchwood Crown.”

I’ve been seeing “The People We Hate at the Wedding” everywhere since it was published in early June.

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