Milly, who is the "wedding girl", is engaged to be married and the wedding is in just a few days. Milly has been playing the role of the perfect fiance for months, convinced that her fiance, Simon, expects her to be the modern man's Barbie doll, successful, intelligent, and beautiful. Simon is the son of successful entrepreneur Harry Pinnacle, who abandoned his son at a young age but became a part of his life once again when Simon's mother died 10 years before. Simon's relationship with his father is built on resentment and is constantly tetering on the brink of collapse. Milly's mother, Olivia, is a manic social-climber (think Hyacinth Bucket with a career) whose successful bed and breakfast hotel seems to take precedence over her husband, James, and her marriage. Milly's older sister Isobel is a successful language interpreter who arrives home for the wedding with a secret, and Aunt Esme, Milly's godmother, harbors secrets as well that could ruin Milly's opportunity for happiness.
In the excitement of preparing for the wedding Milly has neglected to tell her intended and her family one important thing: that she married a gay man 10 years before so he could stay in the country, and now she is not sure whether she is divorced or not. When a young photographer arrives to capture all of the wedding preparations and festivities, he and Milly recognize each other from a past brief meeting on the sidewalk after her first wedding, and eventually things begin to fall apart.
This would make a terrific romantic comedy film. It's too bad that Hugh Grant is too old to play 29-year-old Simon, because he would be perfect in the role. In the meantime, enjoy the book!
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