The Bride's Farewell

The Bride's Farewell

Meg Rosoff2009
A young woman runs away from home and finds love in the most unexpected place In Meg Rosoffas fourth novel, a young woman in 1850s rural England runs away from home on horseback the day sheas to marry her childhood sweetheart. Pell is from a poor preacheras family and sheas watched her mother suffer for years under the burden of caring for an ever-increasing number of children. Pell yearns to escape the inevitable repetition of such a life. She understands horses better than people and sets off for Salisbury Fair, where horse trading takes place, in the hope of finding work and buying herself some time. But as she rides farther away from home, Pellas feelings for her parents, her siblings, and her fiancA(c) surprise her with their strength and alter the course of her travels. And her journey leads her to find love where she least expects it. Rosoffas magical voice and her novelas ethereal setting will thrill her passionate longtime fans and garner her new ones.
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Kaela Childers@kaela46
3 stars
Aug 11, 2022