{"product_id":"abigail-and-alexa-save-the-wedding-9780063441958","title":"Abigail and Alexa Save the Wedding","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEveryone loves--and hates--a big fancy wedding! From the author of \u003cem\u003eLost and Found in Paris \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Marriage Sabbatical \u003c\/em\u003ecomes a champagne-sparkling summer read about two very different women planning their children's wedding in glamorous Montecito, California.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou're invited...to a delightful modern comedy of manners\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eabout two moms, the best-laid plans, and one very memorable wedding.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenelope and Chase make a lovely couple. She's a bubbly Southern California girl with killer work ethic. Chase is smart and charming and has political aspirations. They're planning a spectacular California wedding, wrapped in peonies and thousands of little white lights, soaked in custom cocktails and romantic hashtags. Everyone's excited about Penny and Chase's wedding--------except their mothers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Mother of the Bride, suave Greek-born Alexa Diamandis, doesn't understand why any woman would get married. Ever! Raised in Athens and now perfectly situated in sun-splashed Montecito, California, she raised Penny as single mother by choice, supported by Lord Simon Fox, her old college friend who just happens to be an English aristocrat, and a wealthy circle of lady friends who call themselves the Merry Widows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Mother of the Groom, Abigail Blakeman, is a garden club stalwart firmly planted in coastal Connecticut. She thinks the whole enterprise would be so much easier if the wedding was at their golf club. Especially because the Blakeman's fortunes have taken a turn for the worse--not that you would ever know it by looking at Abigail. Keeping up appearances is exhausting, but it is everything. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when a sudden twist of fate calls them into action, these two very different women are forced to take over the wedding planning. Despite their differences, Alexa and Abigail charge in to save the day. How far will two moms go to make their children's dream wedding a reality?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDolan, Lian:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLian Dolan \u003c\/strong\u003eis a writer and talker. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Marriage Sabbatical, Lost and Found in Paris\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Sweeney Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHelen of Pasadena, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eElizabeth the First Wife\u003c\/em\u003e, and is a regular columnist for \u003cem\u003ePasadena Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e. She's also written regular columns for \u003cem\u003eO\u003c\/em\u003e, The Oprah Magazine and \u003cem\u003eWorking Mother\u003c\/em\u003e Magazine. She is the co-creator of The Satellite Sisters, an online community for women, and for many years was a host of their award-winning and top-rated talk show\/podcast of the same name, which she produced with her four sisters. She lives in Pasadena with her husband and grown sons. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Large Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51282270322962,"sku":"9780063441958","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bb733113-e4e8-43fc-8bbe-7527c0184a42.jpg?v=1747215336","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/abigail-and-alexa-save-the-wedding-9780063441958","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}