Everything you need to understand or teach The Wedding People by Alison Espach.
The Wedding People by Alison Espach tells the story of Phoebe, a recently divorced professor of nineteenth century literature, whose plan to end her life at a luxury hotel on Rhode Island is interrupted by the extravagant wedding of a young woman named Lila. As an unlikely friendship grows between the two women, both have to confront the underlying emotions they have been avoiding. It deals with themes of life after loss, mothers and daughters, and self-silencing.