An audio book - Emily's 1st person PoV, Ed's 3rd person PoV, and Liz's 3rd person PoV.
Emily Baxter is a teacher living in England. Mark has left her, but she wants to keep it secret. Her father Ed lives in Tampa. He’s in a relationship with much younger Shona. He left Emily when he was 11. Her mother died when she was 17, after which she went to live with grandmother Liz. Ed has messed up a deal and is in debt - about to lose his condo. He turns up at Emily’s house. He asks his mother for a loan. She’s in debt herself – she’s lent £65,000 to her soulmate Peter, who she’s never met. Ed wants to show he cares by getting excited about Emily's wedding. He buys her a dress, having won some money betting. They look at wedding venues. She gets drunk on the eve of a school inspection and leaves messages on Mark’s phone. The inspection doesn’t go well. A parent complains.
My guess is that Peter will turn out to be genuine and will return the money, saving the day. Emily, Ed and Liz will all be older and wiser.
Emily's cat (which used to be her mother's) needs an op, bringing back memories of her mother's illness. He's mugged, losing his phone. Shona thinks he's been unfaithful.
Mark returns. She's been told that "Someone can be a good person but not your person". Mark doesn't want to travel. She does. He says he'll go anywhere with her. That's not enough for her now.
Liz gets evidence of Peter's lies. She's about to kill herself in a river when Ed and Emily find her.
10 months later all 3 are together for Ed's wedding with Shona. Emily's been travelling.
There are many sentences of the form Emotion ... Verb ... Body Part - e.g. "Anxiety bubbles in my stomach".
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