The Bride's Farewell
On the morning of her wedding, Pell Ridley creeps out of bed in the dark, kisses her sisters goodbye and flees - determined to escape a future that offers nothing but hard work and sorrow. She takes the only thing that truly belongs to her: Jack, a white horse. The road ahead is rich with...
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On the morning of her wedding, Pell Ridley creeps out of bed in the dark, kisses her sisters goodbye and flees - determined to escape a future that offers nothing but hard work and sorrow. She takes the only thing that truly belongs to her: Jack, a white horse. The road ahead is rich with longing, silence and secrets, and each encounter leads her closer to the untold story of her past. Then Pell meets a hunter, infuriating, mysterious and cold. Will he help her to find what she seeks? With all the hallmarks of Meg Rosoff's extraordinary writing, "The Bride's Farewell" also breaks new ground for this author, in a nineteenth century, Hardyesque setting. This is a moving story of love and lost things, with a core of deep, beautiful romance.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780141383934 (0141383933)
Publish date: March 1st 2010
Publisher: Puffin Books
Pages no: 186
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Adventure,
Teen,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Family,
Coming Of Age
Pell Ridley, daughter of a good for nothing preacher in mid-19th century England, has watched her mother crushed by the burden of too many children and too little money. Unwilling to repeat her fate, Pell runs away before dawn on her wedding day, taking only her beautiful white horse. But as Pell he...
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I love Meg Rosoff’s work. “How I Live Now” and “Just In Case” were refreshing and vibrant, with a fascinating layer of unease throughout the simple but highly effective prose. Both books received mass acclaim, both from teens and adults, and many literary awards, such as the Carnegie Medal and Print...
So disappointed. I loved Rosoff's 'How I Live Now' and I had high expectations of this book... but no.It was painfully boring, and thankfully short as well because I couldn't wait for it to be over. I think it was meant to be deep and moving but I felt no connection with the protagonist and all the ...
I had to give up halfway through this book. The writing was nice, but I couldn't get engaged, possibly because I thought the heroine was ridiculous for running away from her wedding to a man she admitted she could love, with nothing but a horse and a younger brother to look after, in that day and ag...
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