We Are Gathered

We Are Gathered by Jamie Weisman, 275 pages

Carla, an assistant to a famous actor, describes herself physically first by talking about her large port-wine stain, "covering half my left cheek, encircling my left eye like a claw, extending down my neck . . ." She had a limp resulting from the circulation problems that caused the birthmark, and endured braces and orthopedics, and learned to live with books, and by her self. Carla is attending the wedding of her childhood friend, Elizabeth. Also present at the wedding are Elizabeth's despot of a grandfather and others who make this story interesting.
Funny and tender at times, Weisman gives us a good read.