ROMANCE “ FUNNY STORY ” BY EMILY HENRY
“ THE THIRD GILMORE GIRL ” BY KELLY BISHOP
FICTION “ THE WEDDING PEOPLE ” BY ALISON ESPACH
Lose yourself in a nook with a book
Winter brings snow days and I don ’ t know about you but there ’ s nothing better on a cold day than curling up by the fireplace with a good book . Here then are several must read suggestions from the Times-Review staff to help you get started .
ROMANCE “ FUNNY STORY ” BY EMILY HENRY
Daphne always loved the way her fiancé , Peter , told their story . How they met ( on a blustery day ), fell in love ( over an errant hat ), and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together . He really was good at telling it ... right up until the moment he realized he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra .
Which is how Daphne begins her new story : stranded in beautiful Waning Bay , Michigan , without friends or family but with a dream job as a children ’ s librarian ( that barely pays the bills ), and proposing to be roommates with the only person who could possibly understand her predicament : Petra ’ s ex , Miles Nowak .
But it ’ s all just for show , of course , because there ’ s no way Daphne would actually start her new chapter by falling in love with her ex-fiancé ’ s new fiancée ’ s ex ... right ?
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“ THE THIRD GILMORE GIRL ” BY KELLY BISHOP
Kelly Bishop ’ s long , storied career has been defined by landmark achievements , from winning a Tony Award for her turn in the original Broadway cast of “ A Chorus Line ” to her memorable performance as Jennifer Grey ’ s mother in “ Dirty Dancing .” But it is probably her iconic role as matriarch Emily in the modern classic “ Gilmore Girls ” that cemented her legacy .
Now , Bishop reflects on her remarkable life and looks towards the future with “ The Third Gilmore Girl .” She shares some of her greatest stories and the life lessons she ’ s learned on her journey . From her early transition from dance to drama , to marrying young to a compulsive gambler , to the losses and achievements she experienced — among them marching for women ’ s rights and losing her second husband to cancer — Bishop offers a rich , genuine celebration of her life .
Full of witty insights , “ The Third Gilmore Girl ” is a warm , unapologetic , and spirited memoir from a woman who has left indelible impressions on her audiences for decades and has no plans on slowing down .
It ’ s a beautiful day in Newport , Rhode Island , when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold heels , not a bag in sight , alone . She ’ s immediately mistaken by everyone in the lobby for one of the wedding people , but she ’ s actually the only guest at the Cornwall who isn ’ t here for the big event .
Phoebe is here because she ’ s
FICTION “ THE WEDDING PEOPLE ” BY ALISON ESPACH
dreamed of coming for years — she hoped to shuck oysters and take sunset sails with her husband , only now she ’ s here without him , at rock bottom , and determined to have one last decadent splurge on herself . Meanwhile , the bride has accounted for every detail and every possible disaster the weekend might yield except for , well , Phoebe and Phoebe ’ s plan — which makes it that much more surprising when the two women can ’ t stop confiding in each other .
In turns absurdly funny and devastatingly tender , Alison Espach ’ s “ The Wedding People ” is ultimately an incredibly nuanced and resonant look at the winding paths we can take to places we never imagined — and the chance encounters it sometimes takes to reroute us .
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