A fresh and bittersweet story of love and family from National Book Award finalist Deb Caletti. Crickets on a self-imposed break from her longtime boyfriend—but shes picked a bad week to sort out her love life. For one thing, her mothers romance is taking center stage After jilting two previous fiancés, her mom is finally marrying Dan Jax, whom Cricket loves. But as wedding attendees arrive for a week of festivities at a guesthouse whose hippie owners have a sweet, sexy son—Ash—complications arise Crickets future stepsisters make it clear theyre not happy about the marriage. An old friend decides this is the week to declare his love for Cricket. Grandpa chooses to reveal a big secret at a family gathering. Dans ex-wife shows up. And even the dogs—Crickets old, ill Jupiter and Dans young, lively Cruiser—seem to be declaring war.
