The World After Alice -- Lauren Aliza Green

<b>"<i>The World After Alice</i> 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."<br>--Ann Napolitano, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Hello Beautiful</i> <p/>"A page-turner of a family drama. <i>The World After Alice</i> is at turns brutally honest, funny, and deeply empathic." --Charmaine Wilkerson, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Black Cake</i> <p/>Named One of Forbes's 2024 30 Under 30 in Media <p/> For readers of <i>Seating Arrangements</i> and <i>The Most Fun We Ever Had</i>, a gorgeous and gripping story of two families brought together to celebrate an unexpected marriage, twelve years after a devastating tragedy upended their lives</b> <p/>When 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. <p/>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 dau