Strangers and cousins

"A wise and joyful novel, Strangers and Cousins is about what happens when an already sprawling family hosts an even larger and more chaotic wedding: a compassionate and entertaining story about family, culture, memory, community, and the permeable lines that define one's tribal identity"-- Provided by publisher. ; Bennie and Walter are preparing to host the wedding of their eldest daughter, Clem, to her college girlfriend. But Clem has her own agenda. The family is inundated by a brood of quirky relatives, Clem's effervescent college friends, ghosts from the past, a determined little mouse, and even the very group of new neighbors whose presence has shaken Rundle Junction to its core. -- adapted from jacket and perusal of book