Big Day

For fans of Sloane Crosley, a sharp, funny memoir from the acclaimed author of Sit, Cinderella, Sit about love, commitment, and whether shes ready for marriage right before turning fifty.For years, Lisa Cheek has believed long-term commitment isnt in her genes. Her romantic history has followed a familiar pattern: date a lot and widely, but never settle down. When anyone has wanted to marry her, shes run away. So even she is surprised when, at forty-nine, she finally says yes to a proposal and commits fully to her boyfriend, Big Johnson. But when she finds out on their wedding day, after the vows, that they arent actually married, she hesitates. Should she take this as a sign to run while she still can? In The Big Day, Lisa Cheek invites us inside one unforgettable wedding day, with its attending hilarity, chaos, and unexpected turns. As everything begins to unravel she looks back on a lifetime of relationshipsher own and those of her family and friendssearching for patterns, meanings and the truth about what makes love last. Witty, unflinching and deeply relatable, The Big Day is a memoir about late-in-life love, marriage, and the complicated question so many people face: When it really matters, do you stay or do you go?