The Bride’s Farewell
The Bride’s Farewell by Meg Rosoff is a romantic novel published by Penguin Adult in 2010, featuring 208 pages in English. Set against a brooding and atmospheric nineteenth-century backdrop, the story follows Pell Ridley as she escapes her wedding day, seeking to evade a future filled with hard work and sorrow. Her journey is marked by longing, silence, and secrets, leading her to confront the untold story of her past.
Readers will find a narrative rich in emotional depth as Pell encounters various characters, including a mysterious hunter whose fate is intertwined with hers. The novel explores themes of love and loss, inviting readers to join Pell on her quest for understanding and connection. With its historical context and focus on women’s experiences, The Bride’s Farewell offers a poignant exploration of personal freedom and the search for belonging.
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With its brooding and atmospheric nineteenth century setting, Meg Rosoff’s The Bride’s Farewell is a romantic novel that continues to haunt and captivate the reader long after reading.
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.
The road ahead is rich with longing, silence and secrets, and each encounter leads her closer to the untold story of her past.
And then she meets a hunter – infuriating, mysterious and cold. His fate appears to be strangely entwined with her own. Will he help her to find what she seeks? Or must she continue to wander the earth, searching for love and lost things . . .
Bestselling author Meg Rosoff has received great critical acclaim since the publication of her first novel How I Live Now (winner of the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize). Her other novels, Just in Case (winner of the 2007 Carnegie Medal) and What I Was which was described by The Times as ‘Samuel Beckett on ecstasy’, are also available from Puffin. Follow Meg on Twitter @megrosoff.
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