The World After Alice: A Novel

ISBN: 0593654153

Author: Green, Lauren Aliza

Condition: New

The World After Alice is a lovely debut novel that glimmers with fine writing and notes of human insight. There's a quiet beauty to Lauren Aliza Green's work, and I am now a fan.-Ann Napolitano, New York Times bestselling author of Hello BeautifulA page-turner of a family drama. The World After Alice is at turns brutally honest, funny, and deeply empathic. -Charmaine Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of Black CakeNamed One of Forbess 2024 30 Under 30 in MediaFor readers of Seating Arrangements and The Most Fun We Ever Had, a gorgeous and gripping story of two families brought together to celebrate an unexpected marriage, twelve years after a devastating tragedy upended their livesWhen Morgan and Benji surprise their families with a wedding invitation to Maine, theyre aware the news of their clandestine relationship will come as a shock. Twelve years have passed since the stunning loss of sixteen-year-old Alice, Benjis sister and Morgans best friend, and no one is quite the same. But the young couple decide to plunge headlong into matrimony, marking the first time their fractured families will reunite since Alices funeral.As the arriving guests descend upon the tranquil coastal town, they bring with them not only skepticism about the impromptu nuptials but also deep-seated secrets and agendas of their own. Peter, Morgans father, may be trying to dissuade his daughter from saying I do, while Linnie, Benjis mother, introduces a boyfriend who bears a tumultuous past of his own. Nick, Benjis father, is scheming to secure a new job before his wife-formerly his mistress-discovers hes lost his old one. Morgan, too, carries delicate secrets that threaten to jeopardize the happiness for which she has so longed. And as for Benji-well, hes just trying to make sure the whole weekend doesnt implode.As the whirlwind weekend unfolds, old passions reignite, deep wounds resurface, and unearthed secrets threaten to shatter the fragile peace the wedding promises. With each new revelation, the to-be-weds and their complicated families are forced to question just how well they know the ones they hold dear.