First published 2012
Winn Van Meter arrives at his family's New England island retreat for what should be a perfect wedding weekend. His daughter Daphne will marry Greyson Duff while wife Biddy orchestrates every detail with precision. But the pristine setting quickly dissolves into romantic chaos. Daphne's sister Livia, still wounded from her affair with Teddy Fenn, falls under the spell of Greyson's best man. Winn finds himself consumed by forbidden attraction to Daphne's bridesmaid Agatha instead of focusing on his father-of-the-bride responsibilities. The carefully planned celebration unravels as guests pursue misguided passions and the bride and groom watch their wedding become a theater of infidelity and broken faith.
Genres: romance, literary-fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: forbidden-romance, wedding
Setting: New England
302 pages · Hardcover · Knopf