![]() ![]() Wyn Connor and Harriet Kilpatrick were the perfect couple-until Wyn dumped Harriet for reasons she still doesn’t fully understand. And if you’re a newbie, start here.Įxes pretend they’re still together for the sake of their friends on their annual summer vacation. If you love Jennifer Weiner, you’ll love this one. “I squeezed lemon onto my first oyster, added a dollop of cocktail sauce, tipped it into my mouth and gulped it down, humming in pleasure at its sweet, briny taste.” “My mother hugged me hard, and my father mixed up a pitcher of Sidecars and served us his cioppino, with toasted wedges of garlicky toasted baguette.” “Get the malasadas, if they’re fresh.” Turns out they are, and so is this novel. ![]() But no matter what mayhem transpires, you can always count on Weiner for delicious food. Things are going a lot better than Daphne ever could have dreamed-hot sex scene alert!-when the plot takes a turn for the Agatha Christie. Against her better instincts, Daphne agrees, and before long she is handmaiden at #drueandstu2020, a beachfront extravaganza Weiner really outdoes herself in describing. Drue has been out of her life for seven years when she bursts back in to beg Daphne to be her bridesmaid at a spectacular, made-for–social media Cape Cod wedding. She has since become a beloved internet avatar of body acceptance #sorrynotsorry #justasIam. But that doesn’t mean you get to treat me like garbage”-and video of the incident went viral, she chose to embrace the moment. When her date called her a “fat bitch” and Daphne responded with fury-“I am fat. 1 frenemy, an exquisitely lovely heiress named Drue Lathrop Cavanaugh, lured her into a humiliating setup in a bar, the last of a long series of mean tricks that began in high school. Her career began accidentally in her sophomore year of college, when her No. At its center is Daphne Berg, a classic Weiner heroine-a young New Yorker who supports herself by working 20 hours a week as a nanny, by selling crafts in her Etsy store, and through sponsorships of Instagram posts for both her (yoga mats, makeup, plus-size fashion) and her pooch (organic dog treats). Weiner’s 14th novel, and her second with a murder plot, is also a short course in social media lingo and best practices. A plus-size Instagram influencer stumbles into a murder mystery when called to serve as a bridesmaid for her fabulous former best friend. ![]()
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