52 pages • 1 hour read
The Unwedding
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The Unwedding is a mystery novel by American author Ally Condie, who is best known for her young adult and middle-grade fiction. The novel follows recent divorcee Ellery Wainwright on what would have been her 20th wedding anniversary trip to the luxurious Resort at Broken Point in Big Sur, California. When a groom turns up dead and bad weather isolates the guests at The Resort, Ellery is drawn into a mystery that puts them all in jeopardy and reveals her own darkest secret. Major themes in the novel include The Trauma of Survivor’s Guilt, Class Tensions in Luxury Tourism, and The Importance of Maintaining Friendships.
This review is based on the 2024 Grand Central Press eBook edition.
Content Warning: The novel contains graphic depictions of death.
Plot Summary
In the prologue, Ellery Wainwright finds a dead body in the pool of The Resort at Broken Point. Two days earlier, recently divorced Ellery arrives at The Resort alone on what was supposed to be a 20th wedding anniversary trip. She repeatedly calls her friend Abby, a fellow teacher with whom she survived a fatal bus accident, for support. On the first night, two attractive guests named Unlock all 52 pages of this Study Guide Plus, gain access to 8,900+ more expert-written Study Guides. Including features:
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