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THE WEDDING PEOPLE: A NOVEL. Copyright © 2024 by Alison Espach. All rights reserved. For

information, address Henry Holt and Co., 120 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10271.

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Jacket design by Nicolette Seeback Ruggiero Jacket artwork by Fabian Lavater The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Names: Espach, Alison, 1984– author. Title: The wedding people: a novel / Alison Espach. Description: First edition. | New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2024. Identifiers: LCCN 2023054878 | ISBN 9781250899576 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781250899569 (e-book)

Subjects: LCGFT: Novels. Classification: LCC PS3605.S59 W43 2024 | DDC 813/.6—dc23/eng/20231201 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023054878

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are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.