So Gemma’s dad is freaking out because her (much) older sister just got engaged… and he’d… prefer Debbie’s ex who stole his tennis trophies? OK, what?
Also, Brian proposed to Debbie in the middle of a grocery store. What the fuck?
And that sounds even more ridiculous given the fact that it’s apparently one of those tiny local grocery stores.
Apparently, Debbie had this one really weird ex called Birkett, whose random, passionate love poem recital led to Gemma’s family having a running joke where a passionate emotional breakdown is “chucking a Birkett.”
And the original Australian title of the book being called My Big Birkett… actually makes more sense, especially later on in the book, than what it got changed to here in the US. The American publishers being like “we’re changing it to The Sweet, Terrible, Glorious Year I Truly Completely Lost It because reasons” just sounds hilariously like chucking a Birkett.
So, when Brian shows up to talk to the family about the engagement, shit gets really awkward because Embarrassing Parents.
And now Gemma and Brian’s sister are about to be roped into being flower girls against their will.
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