Friday, August 28, 2009

Bride of Pendorric

Bride of Pendorric by Victoria Holt
published by Crest Books
Copyright 1963

"A FAST-PACED THRILLER"
- DETROIT FREE PRESS

Favel Farington knew very little about
her new husband. They met in Capri and
the dashing young heir to Pendorric had
swept the lovely English girl into mar-
riage with the fierceness of a summer storm.

It was all wonderfully exciting-until
Favel discovered that someone was plan-
ning a very special place for her in the
family-in the vault with the other legend-
ary "brides of Pendorric" who had all died
so mysteriously, so tragically and so young.

Suddenly the words "till death us do
part" took on a new and ominous meaning.

"A ROMANTIC CHILLER
FULL OF BEAUTY AND
MENACE...
A BIZARRE CLIMAX"
-INDIANAPOLIS STAR

It seems to me that far too many woman get married knowing very little about their husbands in these books. Of course, I can easily see being swept away by anyone who owned a castles teetering on the edge of a cliff. I mean, how cool is that. I think I would entertain marrying the Count from Sesame Street for a house like that.

1 comment:

  1. My favorite pulp/historic/romance novelist - a teenage girl could ask for no more a simple read and frightening sense of doom. Helped me graduate to Bronte's !

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