Double Wedding [Paperback]

Patricia Scanlan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2005

Jessica and Carol, two childhood friends, are both engaged to be married. Secretly afraid her fiance is going to chicken out, Carol is insisting on a double wedding. Jessica is appalled at the idea: she doesn't want to share the happiest day of her life with whining Carol and her womanising boyfriend. Unfortunately for her, she has a very soft heart and is easily persuaded to agree. Then her mother goes ballistic. This is not what she wants for her precious daughter! Carol's parents are separated and at loggerheads. Neither wants the other to be there. Who will win that war? Nadine, Carol's younger sister, is wild and disruptive and drinks like a fish - hardly the ideal wedding guest. Will Carol's family come to blows? Will her fiance do a runner? Will they make it to the altar? And can Jessica and Carol's friendship survive a Double Wedding?

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About the Author

Patricia Scanlan was born in Dublin, where she still lives. She is the author of several bestselling novels: CITY GIRL, CITY WOMAN, CITY LIVES, FOREIGN AFFAIRS, FINISHING TOUCHES, APARTMENT 3B, PROMISES, PROMISES, MIRROR, MIRROR, FRANCESCA'S PARTY and TWO FOR JOY. She is the series editor and a contributing author to the Open Door series. She also teaches creative writing to second-level students and is involved in Adult Literacy. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 509 pages
• Publisher: Bantam (March 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 055381401X
• ISBN-13: 978-0553814019
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,396,897 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining but not great, October 26, 2010

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Malfoyfan "Cath" (Santa Clarita, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Double Wedding (Paperback)

OK, let's get the negatives out of the way: Scanlan is in the Binchy/Macomber school of writing: not bad, not great. She keeps the narrative rolling along but isn't what I would call a graceful or literary writer. Her books tend to be a bit long and repetitive. Her men come in two types: a-holes and angels. Her women: ditto. There's not a lot of nuance.

However: having said that, I like her books because I know what to expect. They're entertaining because we've all encountered the types of people she writes about, and we can feel for their problems and relate to their lives. (This is why I compare her to Macomber and Binchy, because I feel the same way about their stories and characters.) It's like literary McDonalds. You always know what you're going to get, and if you're in the mood for that, you'll be satisfied.

The two women in this book are similar to people we've all encountered, the emotionally immature, childhood-messed-her-up Carol and the nice if somewhat spineless Jessica. Sometimes when I read a book like this I think how if Carol were my friend I would have dumped her a long, long time ago, but then there wouldn't be a story to tell. Carol tries to get her reluctant boyfriend to the altar by horning in on Jessica's wedding, hence the title. Jessica's fiance is, predictably, an angel; Carol's boyfriend, not so much. No spoilers here, you'll have to find out for yourself the ins and outs of the drama.

Final analysis: great airplane/beach book. You'll keep turning pages, as I did, to find out what happens, and you'll probably forget the whole thing within a week of reading it, as I did.

2.0 out of 5 stars missing pages, August 16, 2011

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This review is from: Double Wedding (Paperback)

I am reading the book and was unpleasantly surprised to find that around 50 pages are missing in the book. They have been replaced with part of another novel called The Wedding Day by Catherine Alliott. I don't see how this could have happened. But seeing that it was a used book, the sender must have realized it. Not real happy about this. Thank you.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hooked on Scanlan, July 7, 2009

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looselinks "looselinks" (Atlanta) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Double Wedding (Paperback)

While at the Dublin Airport I picked up a copy of City Girl by Patricia Scanlan. I was delighted with her descriptions of the country we had just visited. When I checked our local library, I found they did not stock any of her books. I ordered several of them through Amazon . They are not evenly written and some are better than others. However, if you have been in Ireland , (or hope to go there)you will enjoy reading her books which focus on the conflict of the modern mores of the country with the older traditions.