A Wedding in December: A Novel

AtaninnintheBerkshireMountainsofwesternMassachusetts,sevenformerschoolmatesgatherforawedding.Nora,theowneroftheinn,hasrecentlyhadtoreinventherlifefollowingthedeathofherhusband.Avery,whostillhearsechoesfromahorrificeventatKiddAcademytwenty-sixyearsago,hasmadealifeforhimselfinTorontowithhiswifeandtwosons.Agnes,nowahistoryteacheratKiddisawomanwholongstotellasecretshecannotrevealtotheothers,asecretthatwouldstunthemall.Bridget,themotherofafifteen-year-oldboy,hasagreedtomarryBill,anoldhighschoolloverwhomshehasrecentlyremet,despiteuncertaintiesaboutherhealthandfuture.Indeed,itisBillwhopassionatelywantsthisweddingandwhohasbroughteveryonetogetherforanastonishingweekendofrevelationandrecrimination,forgivenessandredemption.ThisisAnitaShreve'smostambitiousandmovingnoveltodate,probingintohumanmotivationwithextraordinarygraceandskill.