"Fun and sexy." '''People Magazine
"Paige Harbison is one of the funniest writers working today." ―Bustle
A fresh take on Groundhog Day with a dash of Practical Magic meets the magical escapism of One Italian Summer in this heartfelt and hilarious novel following a friend group so damaged that only a funeral could bring them back together.
When Babe—the complicated, magnetic matriarch of their teenage summers—dies, four estranged friends return to sleepy Mercy Island, a storm-swept stretch of coastal Georgia, summoned by the reading of her will.
Didion arrives at the timeworn pink house to find the friends she never thought she’d see again—along with the tensions, attractions, and unfinished business that once bound them together and broke them apart.
What should be a brief weekend of small talk quickly unravels when they wake up and discover...it’s Saturday. Again. And again. And again.
Trapped in a time loop with no end and no instructions, they’re forced to confront the betrayals, breakups, and buried truths that shattered them all those years ago. Because maybe, just maybe, an endless weekend is exactly what they all need to save their own lives.
Genre: General Fiction
"Paige Harbison is one of the funniest writers working today." ―Bustle
A fresh take on Groundhog Day with a dash of Practical Magic meets the magical escapism of One Italian Summer in this heartfelt and hilarious novel following a friend group so damaged that only a funeral could bring them back together.
When Babe—the complicated, magnetic matriarch of their teenage summers—dies, four estranged friends return to sleepy Mercy Island, a storm-swept stretch of coastal Georgia, summoned by the reading of her will.
Didion arrives at the timeworn pink house to find the friends she never thought she’d see again—along with the tensions, attractions, and unfinished business that once bound them together and broke them apart.
What should be a brief weekend of small talk quickly unravels when they wake up and discover...it’s Saturday. Again. And again. And again.
Trapped in a time loop with no end and no instructions, they’re forced to confront the betrayals, breakups, and buried truths that shattered them all those years ago. Because maybe, just maybe, an endless weekend is exactly what they all need to save their own lives.
Genre: General Fiction
Praise for this book
"Destination Funeral was like having a glass of chilled wine on the porch of a vacation home with your best friend. The book is lush and funny and sexy and heartfelt. It felt like magically packing all the right things for a vacation." - Sophia Benoit
"Paige is that rare talent - a writer who can make you laugh and cry in the space of a few lines. This book is packed full of wit, charm, a delicious amount of tension, and characters you won't want to say goodbye to. I adored it!" - Sophie Cousens
"Funny and full of emotional, Destination Funeral is a beautiful novel about love, family and, of course, time loops. The premise is (literally) magic, but Paige Harbison's characters feel so incredibly real. You'll finish the book wanting to hug them all, and also wanting to live in a pink beach house." - Laura Hankin
"A tender, speculative exploration of grief, family (of all varieties), and forgiveness. A cheeky, whimsical reminder of the old adage that it is never about the destination. This story will make you want to stay in the time loop, even when you reach the very last page." - Carolyn Huynh
"In Destination Funeral, a mother's death sends her estranged daughter into a time loop the eve of her funeral. Trapped in one endless Saturday with her sister, her ex, and her ex friend in the beach house where they spent summers in their youth, this is romantic magical realism at its best. With characters you fall in love with, the world's dreamiest setting, and a propulsive story filled with twists and turns, this novel is so special. I can't wait to recommend it to everyone!" - Gabrielle Korn
"Grief isn't tidy. Old conflicts and parts of ourselves are surfaced - and strange things happen to time. Harbison blends these elements with heart in a witty, honest, and decidedly pink universe that left me craving more." - Thea Weiss
"Paige is that rare talent - a writer who can make you laugh and cry in the space of a few lines. This book is packed full of wit, charm, a delicious amount of tension, and characters you won't want to say goodbye to. I adored it!" - Sophie Cousens
"Funny and full of emotional, Destination Funeral is a beautiful novel about love, family and, of course, time loops. The premise is (literally) magic, but Paige Harbison's characters feel so incredibly real. You'll finish the book wanting to hug them all, and also wanting to live in a pink beach house." - Laura Hankin
"A tender, speculative exploration of grief, family (of all varieties), and forgiveness. A cheeky, whimsical reminder of the old adage that it is never about the destination. This story will make you want to stay in the time loop, even when you reach the very last page." - Carolyn Huynh
"In Destination Funeral, a mother's death sends her estranged daughter into a time loop the eve of her funeral. Trapped in one endless Saturday with her sister, her ex, and her ex friend in the beach house where they spent summers in their youth, this is romantic magical realism at its best. With characters you fall in love with, the world's dreamiest setting, and a propulsive story filled with twists and turns, this novel is so special. I can't wait to recommend it to everyone!" - Gabrielle Korn
"Grief isn't tidy. Old conflicts and parts of ourselves are surfaced - and strange things happen to time. Harbison blends these elements with heart in a witty, honest, and decidedly pink universe that left me craving more." - Thea Weiss
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