The Bride's Farewell
by:
Meg Rosoff (author)
Susan Duerden (author)
Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9780143144632 (0143144634)
Publish date: August 6th 2009
Publisher: Penguin
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...
Well, I'm a little sad to see Carrie Jones' Need series come to an end. I've enjoyed following Zara, Nick, and Astley throughout their quest to save the world from an evil-pixie-led apocalypse. To tell you the truth, I regret that I don't have a review of the third book, Entice, on this blog becau...
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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