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On the surface, Olivia has it all: a high-powered career, a loving family, and a handsome fiancé. She even seems to be coming to terms with her mother Jane's premature death from cancer. But when Jane's final wish is revealed, Olivia and her elder sister Georgia are mystified. Their mother rarely spoke of her rural Southern hometown, and never went back to visit—so why does she want them to return to Huntley, Georgia, to scatter her ashes?
Jane's request offers Olivia a temporary escape from the reality she's long been denying: she hates her "dream" job, and she's not really sure she wants to marry her groom-to-be. With her 14-year-old niece, Logan, riding shotgun, she heads South on a summer road trip looking for answers about her mother.
As Olivia gets to know the town's inhabitants, she begins to peel back the secrets of her mother's early life—truths that force her to finally question her own future. But when Olivia is confronted with a tragedy and finds an opportunity to right a terrible wrong, will it give her the courage to accept her mother's past—and say yes to her own desire to start over?
"Dingman's love of . . . dry wit, and storytelling shines through as the novel progresses. She will be an author to watch." —Library Journal
"Part mystery, part soul-searching, Dingman's Cancel the Wedding leads you on a path of discovery that is well worth the ride." —Laura Lane McNeal, author of Dollbaby
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Release date
March 19, 2024 -
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780062276735
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780062276735
- File size: 1044 KB
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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May 15, 2014
Olivia seems to have it all, but underneath, she's miserable. Hoping to avoid some tough decisions about work and her upcoming wedding, she takes a leave of absence from her job and travels to Tillman, GA, on a quest to learn about her late mother Janie's past--and perhaps gain some answers. There she meets Elliot, the town newspaper owner and sole reporter. Together they unravel the mysteries surrounding her mother's strange request to have her ashes spread in Tillman, a town Olivia didn't even know held family ties until the reading of the will. With the help of her 14-year-old niece, Logan, and some of the townspeople, Olivia and Elliot uncover Janie's story of love, loss, and tragedy. Along the way Olivia learns much about herself and what it really means to fall in love. VERDICT Though the book gets off to a slow start, Dingman's love of architecture, dry wit, and storytelling shines through as the novel progresses. She will be an author to watch as her writing matures. Recommend to fans of Nicholas Sparks.--Jane Blue, Prince William Cty. Lib. Syst., VA
Copyright 2014 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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