Description
'Joyously good' DAILY MAIL
'A ferociously clever comedy of manners' GUARDIAN
'A wise, sophisticated and funny novel about family, fidelity, class and crisis' MARIE CLAIRE
'A well-observed, hilarious, yet moving novel' WOMAN & HOME
New York Times bestseller and winner of the 2012 Dylan Thomas Prize and 2012 L.A. Times First Novel Prize
The Van Meters have gathered at their family retreat on the New England island of Waskeke to celebrate the marriage of daughter Daphne to an impeccably appropriate young man. The weekend is full of lobster and champagne, salt air and practiced bonhomie, but long-buried discontent and simmering lust seep through the cracks in the revelry.
Winn Van Meter, father-of-the-bride, has spent his life following the rules of the east coast upper crust, but now, just shy of his sixtieth birthday, he must finally confront his failings, his desires, and his own humanity...
'Maggie Shipstead is a hugely talented young writer - definitely one to watch' GRAZIA
'Distinctive and dazzling ... The world has found a remarkable, humane new voice to explain us to ourselves' Allison Pearson
From the Booker Prize 2021 and Women's Prize 2021 shortlisted author of GREAT CIRCLE
About the Author
Maggie Shipstead graduated from Harvard in 2005 and earned an M.F.A at the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Currently, she is a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University. Seating Arrangements is her first novel.
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Reviews
'Joyously good' Daily Mail
'A ferociously clever comedy of manners' Guardian
'Shipstead's sophisticated and summery debut more than lives up to the hype' Independent
'Distinctive and dazzling ... The world has found a remarkable, humane new voice to explain us to ourselves' Allison Pearson, Telegraph
'A wise, sophisticated and funny novel about family, fidelity, class and crisis' Marie Claire
Book Information
ISBN 9780007467730
Author Maggie Shipstead
Format Paperback
Page Count 432
Imprint The Borough Press
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 300g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 27mm
