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Wedding Pictures
Bonnie and Kip just want to get married (maybe). Tansy just can't believe that anyone would want to get married. George and Fay just hope that nobody finds out about their affair. Lorraine, George's wife, just has a strange sinking sensation. Bonnie's mother just wishes the bride would wear a more traditional dress.
With a wry sense of humor and an infallible ear for dialogue, Jacqueline Carey captures the obsessions of her generation as they discuss relationships, faith, betrayal, and clothes - all while preparing to attend a rather eventful wedding. New Yorker artist Kathy Osborn combines a detective's eye and an exquisite sensibility in her whimsical paintings, which complement the story by laying bare details that the text keeps secret.
A delicious combination of Much Ado about Nothing and an Archie comic book, this urbane, witty novel is perfect for people who can't believe they're finally getting married and for people who swear they'll never get married.
With a wry sense of humor and an infallible ear for dialogue, Jacqueline Carey captures the obsessions of her generation as they discuss relationships, faith, betrayal, and clothes - all while preparing to attend a rather eventful wedding. New Yorker artist Kathy Osborn combines a detective's eye and an exquisite sensibility in her whimsical paintings, which complement the story by laying bare details that the text keeps secret.
A delicious combination of Much Ado about Nothing and an Archie comic book, this urbane, witty novel is perfect for people who can't believe they're finally getting married and for people who swear they'll never get married.
154 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 1997
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Jacqueline Carey
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From the author's website:
Jacqueline Carey grew up in Connecticut and graduated from Swarthmore College in 1977. Since then she has lived mostly in New York City and Montana.
Her short stories first appeared in The New Yorker in 1986. Her work has also been published in Elle, Allure, WigWag, the Village Voice, and the New York Times Magazine. She is a frequent contributor to the New York Times Book Review, and she used to write a mystery column for Salon.com. She received a Guggenheim fellowship to write THE CROSSLEY BABY.
Recently she moved to Montclair, New Jersey, with her husband, writer Ian Frazier, and their two children.
From the author's website:
Jacqueline Carey grew up in Connecticut and graduated from Swarthmore College in 1977. Since then she has lived mostly in New York City and Montana.
Her short stories first appeared in The New Yorker in 1986. Her work has also been published in Elle, Allure, WigWag, the Village Voice, and the New York Times Magazine. She is a frequent contributor to the New York Times Book Review, and she used to write a mystery column for Salon.com. She received a Guggenheim fellowship to write THE CROSSLEY BABY.
Recently she moved to Montclair, New Jersey, with her husband, writer Ian Frazier, and their two children.
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June 1, 2025
A little weird but overall amusing. I do think the comparison to Much Ado About Nothing suits it well. It's a quick read with interesting illustrations and largely unlikeable characters.
April 5, 2020
I found this book while looking in the basement for something else. Don’t remember where it came from, but I suspect I must have bought it when it came out, when I was a 20-something like the main characters. Now I identified more with the parents. Still, the story is clever and the illustrations are weird and lovely.
March 17, 2016
Paintings on every other page; written as a play. To marry or not to marry...
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