The Guest List by Lucy Foley

The Guest List by Lucy FoleyOn an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. Its a wedding for a magazine, or for a celebrity: the designer dress, the remote location, the luxe party favors, the boutique whiskey. The cell phone service may be spotty and the waves may be rough, but every detail has been

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the love people have for each other and their land and the forces of history

'Better mad with the crowd than sane all alone'In these witty

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