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Available to pre-order now - the gorgeous and poignant debut novel from Lauren Aliza Green, for fans of Anne Tyler and Claire Lombardo.One of Forbes's 2024 '30 Under 30' in MediaOne of Lit Hub's 'Most Anticipated Books' of 2024A 'Literary Summer Romance' Pick by Vogue 'Glimmers with fine writing and notes of human insight. There's a quiet beauty to Lauren Aliza Green's work, and I am now a fan' Ann Napolitano, New York Times bestselling author of Hello Beautiful 'I loved this book. Such a fascinating portrayal of secrets, deceit, the complicated nature of family relationships and societal expectations. I will be recommending to everybody I know' Reader Review *****When Morgan and Benji surprise their families with a wedding invitation to Maine, they're aware their relationship will come as a shock. Twelve years have passed since the loss of sixteen-year-old Alice Weil, Benji's sister and Morgan's best friend. No one is quite the same. As the headstrong young couple brings the two families together for the first time since the funeral, they wonder: can old wounds truly be mended? When the guests descend upon the tranquil coastal town for the whirlwind nuptials, it soon becomes clear that these estranged families are not ready to move on. Rekindled old flames, new lovers, and deep resentments abound. Even the bride harbours delicate secrets about her friend's death that threaten the happiness she has worked so hard for.Will the fragile peace the wedding offers survive the sunny weekend?Or are these two families about to find out that the darkest secrets always come to light in the end? Praise for The World After Alice:'A page-turner of a family drama . . . at turns brutally honest, funny, and deeply empathic' Charmaine Wilkerson'A bouquet of a book: thoughtful, heartfelt, funny, tender, tough, and gorgeously written. A tremendous new writer' Elizabeth McCracken'A study of grief, resilience, and surprising joy. I know these characters will stay with me' Mary Beth Keane 'Intricately structured and elegantly written . . . a family drama that pivots between the sweeping and the intimate in seamless, wildly entertaining prose' Catherine Lacey'Green writes with a poet's ear and an impressionist's eye, and the result is a wise, elegiac novel that is impossible to put down even after turning the last gorgeous page' Bret Anthony Johnston'Truly elegant . . . I turned the pages as fast as I could, aching to understand the impossible' Hanna Halperin

Named One of Forbes’s 2024 30 Under 30 in MediaOne of Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2024“The World After Alice is a lovely debut novel that glimmers with fine writing and notes of human insight. There's a quiet beauty to Lauren Aliza Green's work, and I am now a fan.”—Ann Napolitano, New York Times bestselling author of Hello BeautifulFor readers of Seating Arrangements and The Most Fun We Ever Had, a gorgeous and gripping story of two families brought together to celebrate an unexpected marriage, twelve years after a devastating tragedy upended their livesWhen Morgan and Benji surprise their families with a wedding invitation to Maine, they’re aware the news of their clandestine relationship will come as a shock. Twelve years have passed since the stunning loss of sixteen-year-old Alice, Benji’s sister and Morgan’s best friend, and no one is quite the same. But the young couple decide to plunge headlong into matrimony, marking the first time their fractured families will reunite since Alice’s funeral.As the arriving guests descend upon the tranquil coastal town, they bring with them not only skepticism about the impromptu nuptials but also deep-seated secrets and agendas of their own. Peter, Morgan’s father, may be trying to dissuade his daughter from saying “I do,” while Linnie, Benji’s mother, introduces a new boyfriend with his own tumultuous past. Nick, Benji’s father, is scheming to secure a new job before his wife, Caro—formerly his secretary and mistress—discovers he lost his old one. Morgan, too, carries delicate secrets that threaten to jeopardize the happiness she has so longed for. And as for Benji—well, he’s just trying to make sure the whole weekend doesn’t implode.As the whirlwind weekend unfolds, old passions reignite, deep wounds resurface, and unearthed secrets threaten to shatter the fragile peace the wedding promises. With each new revelation, the to-be-weds and their complicated families are forced to question just how well they know the ones they hold dear.

Available to pre-order now - the gorgeous and poignant debut novel from Lauren Aliza Green, for fans of Anne Tyler, Elizabeth Strout, and Claire Lombardo.'A lovely debut novel that glimmers with fine writing and notes of human insight. There's a quiet beauty to Lauren Aliza Green's work, and I am now a fan' -Ann Napolitano, New York Times bestselling author of Hello Beautiful Twelve years after the devastating loss of sixteen-year-old Alice Weil, her brother, Benji, and former best friend, Morgan, surprise their two families with invitations to their imminent wedding. Their relationship is a shock to all, but the couple hope that over a sunny weekend in coastal Maine, old wounds will not reopen.As the whirlwind nuptials begin, it soon becomes clear that not everyone in these estranged families is ready to move on. Rekindled old flames, new lovers, and deep resentments abound, while even the bride harbours delicate secrets about her friend¿s death that threaten the happiness she has worked so hard to achieve. With each new revelation, the two families are forced to question just how well they know their loved ones, and what to do if the answer is far less well than they previously thought . . .