{"product_id":"9781594631986","title":"Save the Date: The Occasional Mortifications of a Serial Wedding Guest","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a fresh and exciting new voice, a hilarious and insightful examination of the search for love and the meaning of marriage in a time of anxiety, independence, and indecision.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeddings. They’re fun, festive, and joyful, and at a time when people marry later in life—and sometimes not at all—weddings offer endless opportunities to reexamine love and what we want for ourselves, regardless of whether our aim is a walk down the aisle. In \u003ci\u003eSave the Date\u003c\/i\u003e, Jen Doll charts the course of her own perennial wedding guesthood, from the ceremony of distant family members when she was eight to the recent nuptials of a new boyfriend’s friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere’s the first trip home for a childhood pal’s big day, in which she learns that her first love has eloped to Hawaii. There’s the destination wedding attended with little baggage beyond a suitcase of strappy sandals and summery party dresses. Regrettably, there are weddings that mean the end to a valued friendship. There’s also the wedding that offers all the promise of new love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWedding experiences come in as varied an assortment as the gowns at any bridal shop, and Doll turns a keen eye to each. Funny, honest, and affecting, \u003ci\u003eSave the Date\u003c\/i\u003e is a fresh and spirited look at the many ways in which we connect to one another.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49788492022000,"sku":"9781594631986","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781594631986","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}