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I found this book hard to get through. For the first 200+ pages, I kept pushing myself to read it. By 300 pages I knew I had to finish it. It is a little predictable. I really did not care for the main character and that could be why I could not get into the book. There are many different characters in the book. Nana is one of the best. The setting is the UK. Book also has British slang. There seemed to be too many colorful characters to keep up with. In the end the book seemed rushed to finish.

From the Back of the Book: “Tallulah’s grandmother- Nana Ida- insists that her granddaughter has a big, fat Jewish wedding, which Ida is happy to pay for. Tallulah and her fiancé prefer a small Jew- ish wedding, but they finally acquiesce. For six months, they have been drowning in decision making: table center pieces (high or low?), chocolate fountain (passé?), wedding cake (does anyone actually eat it?) Everything’s up for debate. The only thing Tallulah can count on is that her fiancé will show up…

He Doesn’t

Tallulah goes through with the reception, gets very drunk, and starts making passes at the male guests. She even propositions the caterer. But in the next few weeks, reality comes crashing down around her. Her over the top mother becomes more impossible than ever. Her lesbian sister and her sister’s partner start trying to have a baby. Nana Ida gets busty with matchmaking. What Tallulah is about to discover is that happiness doesn’t always come in the form of the perfect doctor and that sometimes real love doesn’t require a catered affair…”