Parker's train-wreck wedding tale is amped up by well-matched narrators.” —AudioFile Magazine
“There’s also Liz Parker’s All Are Welcome, a rom-com misadventure of a bride getting ready to marry the woman of her dreams and the familial secrets and drama that come with it.” —Entertainment Tonight
“…very fresh, real and hysterically funny…There aren’t nearly enough lesbian romantic comedies meant to be read on the beach.” —ED by Ellen
“A tender, funny, wise debut novel in which a couple of women embark with their families to their destination wedding in Bermuda, only to watch in horror as their best-laid plans threaten to turn into disaster.” —Oprah Daily
“Parker writes with breezy, biting wit, perfectly skewering a demographic that keeps up appearances at all costs.” —Booklist
“A dramatic and darkly funny dose of WASP culture. Liz Parker takes on dysfunctional families, destination weddings, and the fact that sometimes the most difficult person to accept is yourself.” —Laura Hankin, author of Happy & You Know It
“In her buoyant, sharply observed, and painfully hilarious debut novel, All Are Welcome, Liz Parker tells the big story of a small lesbian wedding. Over a meticulously planned weekend at a sunstruck Bermuda beach club, the hard-packed, jovial WASP surfaces of two seemingly similar Connecticut families come loose to expose long-buried secrets, uncomfortable truths, and a monsoon of dysfunction. By the time the clouds part, Parker has illustrated with blistering wisdom how, for many of us, finding happiness—alone or with another—begins with first seeing who we’ve been in, and to, our families, and then deciding who it is we will be.” —Bill Clegg, author of The End of the Day
“In All Are Welcome, Liz Parker vividly describes a young couple on the brink of their future who must also face their past when their destination beach wedding goes somewhat awry. Over the course of a tumultuous, rum-punch-fueled weekend, secrets are revealed and love is tested. Parker’s keen eye for detail and sense of humor had me both laughing and tearing up, and her sharp plot twists kept me guessing until the last page. With equal parts heart, drama, comedy, and emotion, All Are Welcome is a classic destination-wedding story turned on its head for a discernible modern reader.” —Julia Spiro, author of Someone Else’s Secret
An ensemble narration exposes a bridal party’s hidden resentments at a destination wedding in Bermuda. Carly Robins portrays the quavering Tiny McAllister, who senses that the half-hearted bride, Caroline, has cold feet. Dara Rosenberg portrays Caroline in a definitive voice that contrasts with Tiny’s placatory murmurs. Tiny’s brother, Tripp, an entitled frat boy, is voiced by Andrew Eiden, who captures Tripp’s alternating affability and fits of temper. The most memorable character is Tiny’s mother, Bitty, whose name and tight-jawed Connecticut accent make her upper-class background clear. Tiny’s father, Dick, portrayed by David de Vries, has a deep, bewildered voice that matches his concerns over Tiny’s future. Parker’s train-wreck wedding tale is amped up by well-matched narrators. C.A. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine
