The Brimstone Wedding
 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Barbara Vine |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime / Mystery novel |
| Publisher |
Viking (UK) Harmony (US) |
Publication date | March 28, 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 |
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 cancer. Stella slowly reveals to Jenny the events of her own life, which in some ways parallels Jenny's.[1] Stella gives Jenny the keys to a house that Stella owns, and the intrigue and their relationship deepens.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hirst, Christopher (15 February 1997). "Paperbacks - The Brimstone Wedding". The Independent. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Marilyn Stasio (February 4, 1996). "COLLECTIONS>MYSTERY>Crime". New York Times. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
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