The Long Island Bride
Danny Freedman is a thirty-nine-year-old New York salesman who knows how to close a deal, charm a customer, and talk his way out of almost anything. Then he falls in love with Cindy Edwards.
At thirty-seven, Cindy has nearly given up on finding the right man. But Danny's irrepressible humor and larger-than-life personality turn her predictable world upside down.
When the two decide to marry, Danny envisions a spectacular celebration. Cindy just wants everything to go right.
Neither gets quite what they bargained for. Between questionable wedding vendors, family interference, financial surprises, and a workplace battle that threatens Danny's career, their journey to the altar becomes a comedy of errors.
And as the complications multiply, Danny discovers that winning Cindy's heart was only the beginning. Keeping their future together on track may require something he hasn't quite mastered: listening.
Set against the backdrop of 1970s New York City and Long Island, The Long Island Bride is a story about love, loyalty, family, and the extraordinary complications of ordinary life.
An unpublished novel by Michael Swedenberg.
Literary and film/television representation is being sought.
A Romantic Comedy Set in 1970s New York
This Wedding Chaos Started in 1973—28 Years Before My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
Before cell phones, the internet, and online wedding planning, getting married required legwork, patience, and a little luck. Danny and Cindy were running short on all three.
Inspired by Actual Events
Getting married should be the happiest day of your life. Nobody warned Danny Freedman about everything that comes before it.
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