Wedding of the Season, Lauren Edmondson
Wedding of the Season, Lauren Edmondson
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Wedding of the Season
A Novel

Author: Lauren Edmondson

Narrator: Emily Ellet

Unabridged: 9 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/21/2023

Categories: Fiction, Family Life, Women


Synopsis

“Elin Hilderbrand meets Edith Wharton in this delightfully juicy tale. I loved every minute.” —Meg Mitchell Moore, bestselling author of Vacationland

It's the wedding of the season and all of Newport is abuzz in this funny, joyous, whip-smart novel about two modern-day society families and the summer wedding that has the whole town talking...

Despite its beauty, Newport is a place Cass Coventry would prefer to forget. But after an extended absence, she’s back in her hometown to celebrate her sister’s engagement—even if she’s marrying into the family that famously stole the Gilded Age Coventry mansion out from under them a decade ago.

The moment Cass pulls up to the estate, she’s in for one surprise after another. The bride-to-be is hiding a big secret. Her mother has royal-wedding aspirations. And, when the date is set for only three months away, a local gossip blog makes the two families its new favorite subject.

It's not long before Cass's weekend in town becomes a full summer of frenzied wedding planning and society drama—but also idyllic sails, starry nights, and a former love. As the grand affair arrives, along with new truths about her family, Cass must finally face her own thorny past in Newport and decide how to honor the Coventry legacy in all its chaotic glory.

“A witty, unflinching look at ‘polite society.’ Edmondson is a master of character and setting.” —Jamie Brenner, bestselling author of The Forever Summer

About Lauren Edmondson

LAUREN EDMONDSON has a BA from Williams College and an MFA in Fiction from Sarah Lawrence College. She teaches English at Northern Virginia Community College and lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and daughter. Ladies of the House is her first novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Carrie on February 20, 2023

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Goodreads review by "Avonna on March 10, 2023

Wedding of the Season by Lauren Edmondson is a family drama and romance with a dysfunctional Newport family who have plenty of secrets, but I found it difficult to be invested in them. Cass Covington is a photojournalist from an old Newport family who no longer have money. Cass doesn’t care about th......more

Goodreads review by Maren’s Reads on March 24, 2023

This was a quick and fun read about a wedding between the families of two affluent families who have been feuding for decades. There is a great second chance romance aspect that ties into it and a fun New England setting. This is a perfect beach/poolside read to read either in physical format or aud......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on September 19, 2022

I began this book in 2020, while I was pregnant with my son, and we were still mostly locked down. The Coventrys and Newport saw me through a wild year and beyond, helping me to remember the important things (family, home, love) and to put the small stuff in perspective. I hope this book brings a sm......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on January 23, 2023

Advanced Book Review! Thank you @netgalley, @graydonhousebooks, @harlequinbooks and @htpbooks for sending me this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Give me a book about a wedding and I’ll be happy. Add in a fancy Gilded Age Estate and family dysfunction and I’m basically guarant......more