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Seating Arrangements

By: Maggie Shipstead
Narrated by: Arthur Morey
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A 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.

Accolades & Awards

Los Angeles Times Book Prize
2012
Contemporary Fiction Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Los Angeles Times Book Prize Urban

Critic reviews

‘Joyously good’ DAILY MAIL

‘A ferociously clever comedy of manners’ GUARDIAN

‘Distinctive and dazzling … The world has found a remarkable, humane new voice to explain us to ourselves’ Allison Pearson

‘A wise, sophisticated and funny novel about family, fidelity, class and crisis’ MARIE CLAIRE

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