“I did do a research trip to a Greek island and that was quite nice, but it just wasn’t gelling.” Foley found herself in Ireland, exploring Inishbofin, a rocky island off the coast of Connemara, where half of her family is from. “I always like to set books in places I’d like to travel to,” she says. I could be stuck in the middle of nowhere with this lot.’”Īs our reviewer put it, “Is it really a good idea to have a wedding on a possibly haunted island full of ancient bodies buried in the peat, especially with a major storm brewing?”įoley originally intended to have the festivities and misfortunes take place on a Greek island. Foley says: “Maybe people are reading it and thinking, ‘Things could be worse. This murder mystery revolves around a wedding, which may be the key to its popularity with the socially distanced set. The British author Lucy Foley appears to have scratched our itch for matrimonial distraction her runaway best seller, “The Guest List,” is now in its 10th week on the hardcover fiction list, currently at No. REGRETS ONLY Among this summer’s many cancellations: wedding drama of the kind that leads you to gossip with cousins over mini quiche and lukewarm champagne.
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