 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Barbara Vine |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime / Mystery novel |
| Publisher |
Viking (UK) Harmony (US) |
Publication date | 28 March 1996 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| 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 |
The Brimstone Wedding is a 1996 mystery novel by British writer Ruth Rendell, written under the name Barbara Vine. [1] [2]
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]
References
- ^ a b Hirst, Christopher (15 February 1997). "Paperbacks - The Brimstone Wedding". The Independent. Retrieved 7 January 2012.[ dead link]
- ^ a b Marilyn Stasio (4 February 1996). "COLLECTIONS>MYSTERY>Crime". New York Times. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
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