Her rich, spoiled, about-to-be-married cousin has been giving Julie White The Look her whole life. The Look that says she isn't successful enough, attractive enough, anything enough. So after getting The Look one too many times, Julie tries to impress Cousin Elaine-- and without exactly lying, lets Elaine think Julie's landed her dream job-- as a wedding planner. But when Elaine's real wedding planner runs off with all her money, she begs Julie to save her big day. And so Julie organizes a huge, splashy wedding at the chapel where she actually works. And hopes that the bride, the groom and two hundred assorted guests somehow won't notice that it's really a funeral chapel.--
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0373785798
ISBN13:9780373785797
Release Date:May 2007
Publisher:Steeple Hill
Length:336 Pages
Weight:0.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 4.2" x 6.6"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
More than your average chick lit novel
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I'm very impressed with "Going to the Chapel." It is my favorite type of book - one that makes me laugh, but also makes me think. The main character, Julia, works at a mortuary. Her family thinks she works at a wedding chapel and her cousin Elaine needs a place to get married. You can see where the humor comes in, right? But Julia learns a lot by working at the mortuary and seeing how families react to the deaths of their loved ones, and what regrets they have. She is also successful at applying what she learns to her life. Character and plot - the soul of any novel - are both excellent. My one complaint about chick lit is that sometimes it seems a bit light on the plot. Not so here. I wrote a short snippet above, but that doesn't even begin to cover the scope of the plot. The characters are a delight. Both the characters and their relationships to each other are fully developed. One of the most enjoyable parts of the novel is watching them grow and change. I think there is plenty of room here for a sequel and I would be happy to see one.
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