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|title=Seating Arrangements

|author=Maggie Shipstead

|publisher=Blue Door

|date=May 2012

|summary=Exposing the pretentiousness of the New England elite, this character-driven story of the run up to a wedding is an entertaining read. Just be grateful you don't have to sit next to any of this lot.

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Weddings are always a potential source for intrigue and drama. In Maggie Shipstead's debut novel, ''Seating Arrangements'', there's plenty of that going on. Set in a New England island called Waskeke, Winn Van Meter's eldest daughter, Daphne, who is already heavily pregnant is about to marry Greyson Duff. The problems start when Daphne's retinue of bridesmaids, who include her sister, Livia, who has had her heart broken by her first love to the son of Winn's social arch rival, and the flirtatious Agatha mix with Greyson's brothers. Add in the fact that Winn has always had a yearning for Agatha and things get decidedly messy.