What was this novel I read in high school?

November 5, 2013 1:59 PM

In high school English class, I remember reading a novel but can't recall the name or really much of the plot. I don't even remember liking it, but I still need to know the title! Here are some of the details I remember. A couple gets married, and then they have a child seven or so months later. They weren't together before the wedding, so it's known the husband isn't the father. The wife had other children from a previous marriage/relationship. I believe the grandparents also play a central role. The father works at a furniture store or for a cabinet maker? At one point, he joins some religious group and they have a gathering at his house. Somebody leaves a water ring on a nice oak table and the party fizzles out shortly after, even though they successfully remove the ring with soap. Any guesses?
posted by mmmbacon to Writing & Language (2 answers total)

Best answer: Part of this sounds vaguely like Anne Tyler's Saint Maybe.
posted by scratch at 3:25 PM on November 5, 2013 [2 favorites]

Response by poster: That's it! Thank you!
posted by mmmbacon at 4:00 PM on November 5, 2013