Seating Arrangements

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A New York Times bestseller & winner of the 2012 Dylan Thomas Prize 59-year-old patriarch Winn Van Meter is heading for his familys retreat on the pristine New England island of Waskeke. Normally a haven of calm for the next three days this sanctuary will be overrun with relatives & friends as Winn prepares to marry off his daughter Daphne to Greyson Duff. Winn has never really understood his daughters. Daphne is pleased to be settling down with a fine match even though shes heavily pregnant at her own wedding. Her sister Livia has foolishly allowed her heart to be broken by Teddy Fenn the son of her fathers oldest social rival. Winns wife Biddy has arranged the wedding with military precision. Winn loves her but is this is enough? His unrequited yearning for Daphnes lissom bridesmaid Agatha comes to boiling point as she taunts him at every turn prompting him to ask questions about his life: Did he marry the right woman? Did he make the most of his youth? & most importantly why is he still being refused entry to the Pequod Club? In silky sensual prose Maggie Shipstead lays bare the pretensions of a New England society with a wit & sophistication that heralds the debut of an exciting new literary voice.