A Wedding in December by Anita Shreve: Overall, I enjoyed this book about a reunion of high school friends who come together for a wedding, although it was a fairly large leap of faith to figure out why this particular group was all invited--and came--to the wedding. Bridget and Bill dated in high school, but didn't reconnect until they were in their 40s, just after 9/11. Bridge has breast cancer; Bill left his wife to be with her. The stories of relationships aren't the most uplifting--seems there's little hope for solid marriages in this world--but the characters were well drawn and I did like how all of the action took place over the course of a single isolated weekend. It ended a little too neat and tidily, but it was a book I looked forward to returning to each night.