Spare Brides

Name: Spare Brides
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Adele Parks
ISBN: 9780008409128

Author: Adele Parks

Narrator: Tor Leijten

Unabridged: 13 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HQ

Published: 09/01/2022

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance, Women, Military Romance, Family Life

Synopsis

Hope. Glamour. Independence. A new era has begun… ‘A wonderfully absorbing tale of friendship, rich in period detail’ With the Great War behind them, four friends are ready to live again. Lydia Widowed cares for her wounded brother, certain that no one will ever replace her brave husband. Younger sister finds it hard to shine, especially when there are so few men left to shine for… And independent – who can light any room – is determined to seize the freedom of being a single woman. But when these four meet the irresistible war hero Sergeant Major Edgar Trent, everything changes… Spare Brides Praise for : ‘A resounding success … a triumph’ ‘A touching novel’ ‘You’ll love the drama, the gorgeous dresses, grand houses and in particular, the handsome but damaged love interest’ ‘This is the first historical novel from bestselling author Adele Parks and it’s a powerful read’ ‘The great author’s first historical novel and it’s a total smash’ ‘A wonderful novel about a group of women struggling to deal with life after World War One… a heady cocktail of love, class and beaded frocks. Her most accomplished novel yet’ ‘A wonderfully absorbing tale of friendship, rich in period detail’ ‘A fantastic read’

About Adele Parks

Adele Parks was born in Teesside, North East England. Her first novel, Playing Away, was published in 2000, and since then she's had seventeen international bestsellers, translated into twenty-six languages. She's been an ambassador for The Reading Agency and a judge for the Costa Book Awards, and is a keen supporter of The National Literary Trust. She's lived in Italy, Botswana and London and is now settled in Guildford, Surrey, with her husband, son and cat.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Danielle on March 11, 2015

Read more reviews at What Danielle Did Next You know those books that you feel were just written for you. Like you made a list of everything you could want in a book and an author was wonderful enough to somehow accommodate you? SPARE BRIDES was a "me" book. Adele Parks should really have included a......more

Goodreads review by J.A. on December 01, 2014

3 stars. Just. This was interesting enough to keep me reading until the end, although by the time I got there, there were few surprises left. It all ended as I thought it would at the beginning - when I'd been hoping I was wrong and was going to be treated to something poignant and sweet from at lea......more

Goodreads review by Shahd on January 29, 2016

This book has utterly consumed me... I dnt know how i'll ever recover......more

Goodreads review by Lili on March 01, 2015

I give this book 2.5 stars. The cons slightly outweighed the pros for me. I hated the character of Lydia - she was a passive, irritating sycophant who only ever spoke about men. I was hoping she would die at the end of the book. Ava on the other hand was the complete opposite, and Bea was alright to......more

Goodreads review by Anissa on May 07, 2015

Excellent read. Definitely a 4.5 (why is there still no way to grant half stars on Goodreads?!) This was the first historical fiction that I've read by Adele Parks but I've read plenty of her contemporary fiction and I like her style. I wasn't disappointed with this book and she continues to have a......more

Quotes

Praise for : ‘A resounding success … a triumph’ ‘A touching novel’ ‘You’ll love the drama, the gorgeous dresses, grand houses and in particular, the handsome but damaged love interest’ ‘This is the first historical novel from bestselling author Adele Parks and it’s a powerful read’ ‘The great author’s first historical novel and it’s a total smash’ ‘A wonderful novel about a group of women struggling to deal with life after World War One… a heady cocktail of love, class and beaded frocks. Her most accomplished novel yet’ ‘A wonderfully absorbing tale of friendship, rich in period detail’ ‘A fantastic read’