Cancel The Wedding
Carolyn T. Dingman
Harper PS, Aug 5 2014, $15.99
ISBN: 9780062276728
Three years ago around the time her father died, Leo asked Olivia to
marry him. Last year around the time her
mother died from cancer, they bought a house and moved in together, but delayed
the wedding. Now at dinner, Leo announces
to Livie, her older sister Georgia, her brother-in-law and niece that he booked
their wedding site and date.
Needing to escape and think whether she wants to marry Leo, Livie
decides to fulfill her late mom’s wishes.
Her sibling refuses to go with her; so accompanied by her fourteen year
old niece Logan, Livie drives to northern Georgia to scatter part of her mom’s ashes
in the man-made Lake Huntley and the rest for burial
in Huntley Memorial Gardens. When Georgia
calls to tell Livie she left her engagement ring behind; she stuns Gigi by
telling her to hold onto it rather than ship it to her. Reaching their destination, aunt and niece
find the town of Huntley under the TVA created lake so Olivia turns to nearby
Tillman seeking to learn and understand her mom’s secret life in the south but
finds the official records under water too.
She obtains help from local newspaper owner Elliot and other residents
while also wondering if she wants to marry Leo.
Cancel The Wedding is a fascinating Roots saga as
the TVA buried the written records under the man-made lakes impeding the
research done by Olivia. Although Leo is an
unnecessary throwaway excuse for the quest; the shocking revelations discovered
by the heroine, her niece, and Elliot from several locals who either lived or
had family residing in Huntley enhance an intriguing family drama.
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