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Maggie ShipsteadвЂTMs Seating Arrangements is a stunning debut, an irresistible social satire that is also an unforgettable meditation on the persistence of hope, the yearning for connection, and the promise of enduring love. Winn Van Meter is heading for his familyвЂTMs retreat on the pristine New England island of Waskeke. Normally a haven of calm, for the next three days this sanctuary will be overrun by tipsy revelers as Winn prepares for the marriage of his daughter Daphne to the affable young scion Greyson Duff.В WinnвЂTMs wife, Biddy, has planned the wedding with military precision, but arrangements are sideswept by a storm of salacious misbehavior and intractable lust: DaphneвЂTMs sister, Livia, who has recently had her heart broken by Teddy Fenn, the son of her fatherвЂTMs oldest rival, is an eager target for the seductive wiles of GreysonвЂTMs best man; Winn, instead of reveling in his patriarchal duties, is tormented by his long-standing crush on DaphneвЂTMs beguiling bridesmaid Agatha; and the bride and groom find themselves presiding over a spectacle of misplaced desire, marital infidelity, and monumental loss of faith in the rituals of American life. Hilarious, kee

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Author

Shipstead, Maggie

Publisher

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780307599469

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Contemporary Fiction

Rating

3.02 / 5 (56 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13