{"product_id":"a-cross-country-wedding-by-courtney-walsh","title":"A Cross-Country Wedding by Courtney Walsh","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__ratingStats\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__ratingStats\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA fun-loving free spirit.\u003cbr\u003eHer buttoned-up best friend.\u003cbr\u003eAnd a cross-country wedding that could drive their platonic relationship toward something else entirely.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSimon Collier is my friend.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeck, he’s been my friend for most of my adult life—and we couldn’t be more different.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI love late-night karaoke. He’s a homebody with a piano I’ve never heard him play.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI relish being the center of attention while Simon prefers to fade into the background.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy dresser is a disaster. He alphabetizes his fridge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI suppose we’re a little like sunshine and rain. It’s why our friendship works.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEven though we’re total opposites, we get along like peas and carrots. He’s constantly saving me after failed romances, and I push him to live a little. . .even if that means dragging him out of his comfort zone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf I can make him laugh, it’s a win.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe’s my safe person. Secure, reliable, fun to poke fun at.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSimon Collier is my friend.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut now, all that might change.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter another predictable break-up, I find myself in need of a plus-one for my best friend Lauren’s cross-country wedding. A wedding that reenacts the road trip where she and her fiancé, Will, first fell in love. And despite his fussiness, Simon is the safest person to bring along because I’m not in the market for any more messy feelings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur friendship has been intact for over ten years, surely we can handle a week crammed in a car, sharing meals and playlists and nighttime secrets and single beds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRight?\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wide Genre","offers":[{"title":"Soft Cover","offer_id":47516186411228,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hard Cover","offer_id":47516186443996,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/2044\/5148\/files\/ACross-CountryWedding.webp?v=1769852767","url":"https:\/\/widegenre.com\/products\/a-cross-country-wedding-by-courtney-walsh","provider":"WideGenre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}