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Violence
None
No violence; grief throughout at a celebratory occasion
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Some adult romantic content; wedding setting
Substance Use
Barely any
Moderate social drinking at a wedding
Emotional Intensity
Some
Grief that sits beside joy, the love embedded in planning, a family holding space for the person who should be there
What this book is about
Margot Chester is getting married on Nantucket. Her mother Ann, who died two years ago, left a Notebook — detailed plans for this exact wedding. Following the Notebook is both a gift and a source of pain for the whole family. Elin Hilderbrand's wedding novel is warm and sad in equal measure: a celebration that is also a grief ritual, a happy occasion haunted by the person who would have loved it most.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
grief for a deceased parent woven through a wedding
adult romantic content at the edges
emotionally resonant for readers who have lost a parent
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