The Brimstone Wedding
The Brimstone Wedding is a 1996 mystery novel by British writer Ruth Rendell, written under the name Barbara Vine.[1][2]
 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Barbara Vine |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime / Mystery novel |
| Publisher | Viking (UK) Harmony (US) |
Publication date | 28 March 1996 |
| Media type | Print/Audiobook |
| Pages | 320 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-14-025280-0 |
| OCLC | 39328622 |
| Preceded by | No Night is Too Long |
| Followed by | The Chimney-sweeper's Boy |
Plot summary
Jenny Warden, a care-assistant in a retirement home, is in a loveless marriage, and has a lover. She befriends Stella Newland, a resident with terminal cancer, and Stella gradually reveals the events of her life, which in some ways parallel Jenny's.[1] A vanished film star and a secret house add to the intrigue until the terrible truth of the brimstone wedding is finally revealed.[2]
gollark: Theoretically?
gollark: It *could* die before 5 hours, couldn't it?
gollark: Really, one thing will fix it, and that's TJ09 removing/modifying sickness.
gollark: I doubt ignoring it actually helps anyone at all.
gollark: Unfortunately, viewbombing.
References
- Hirst, Christopher (15 February 1997). "Paperbacks - The Brimstone Wedding". The Independent. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- Marilyn Stasio (February 4, 1996). "COLLECTIONS>MYSTERY>Crime". New York Times. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
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