Take, for instance, the beginning of “The Wedding People,” her latest book. Phoebe has arrived at the Cornwall Inn in Newport, R.I., and for the first 12 or so pages she is waiting in line to ...

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Take, for instance, the beginning of “The Wedding People,” her latest book. Phoebe has arrived at the Cornwall Inn in Newport, Rhode Island, and for the first 12 or so pages she is waiting in ...