{"product_id":"the-happy-couple-9780063330474","title":"The Happy Couple","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Daring . . . a brilliant contemporary novel.\"--Colm Tóibín \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn intimate, sharply funny novel about a couple heading toward their wedding, and the three friends who may draw them apart\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet Celine and Luke. For all intents and purposes, the happy couple.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuke (a serial cheater) and Celine (more inter-ested in piano than domestic life) plan to marry in a year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArchie (the best man) should be moving on from his love for Luke and up the corporate ladder, but he finds himself utterly stuck.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhoebe (the bridesmaid and Celine's sister) just wants to get to the bottom of Luke's frequent unexplained disappearances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Vivian (a wedding guest) is the only one with any emotional distance and observes her friends like ants in a colony.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the wedding approaches and their five lives intersect, these characters will each look for a path to the happily ever after--but does it lie at the end of an aisle?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her wry, sprightly, and unmistakable voice, Naoise Dolan makes the marriage plot entirely her own in a sparkling ensemble novel that is both ferociously clever and supremely enjoyable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Naoise Dolan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063330474","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273916940425,"sku":"9780063330474","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_fd7a13bd-72a9-4f40-8b65-155616a78bec.jpg?v=1736841596","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-happy-couple-9780063330474","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}