BRIDE OF PENDORRIC [Paperback]

VICTORIA HOLT (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Fawcett (1984)
• ASIN: B000LQL1NI
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Similar to Rebecca? Sure, but you can't beat the climax!, October 23, 2000

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"jbroderdorp" (Exton, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bride of Pendorric (Mass Market Paperback)

I have been a fan of Victoria Holt on and off for years, starting when I was about 13 and continuing to this day (I am 25). They are very easy reading, so if you are expecting Faulkner, you might want to look elsewhere. But if you are in the mood for a good suspenseful book with romantic tendencies, Victora Holt is the perfect author.

Bride of Pendorric is a great example of Holt's work. A young, orphaned heroine marries into a family with a mysterious past, and she soon comes to believe that someone is trying to get rid of her. The similarities to "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier are very striking, right down to Mrs. Danvers at the window convincing the heroine to jump vs. Nurse Grey at the window convincing Favel that she is about to be pushed. (I should note that I am not sure which novel came first). However, the eventual explanation is great, and a real shocker, even if you think you know who did it!

If you are in the mood for a great gothic novel, then "Bride of Pendorric" is a good place to start.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Most Suspenseful Victoria Holt Novel!, September 25, 2003

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Brittany "lady_jane_grey" (MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bride of Pendorric (Mass Market Paperback)

Favel has lived her whole life on an isolated island with her artist father. She falls in love with a man from Cornwall, marries him, and goes to Cornwall with him. Once there, at his estate of Pendorric, she learns of the previous wives of the owners: they have died mysteriously at a young age. She fears, with good reason, she is the next.

This one is different from the other Holt novels for two reasons. The first is that it takes place I modern times, and second, it mentions locations from other Holt novels. This one is probably the most thrilling and suspenseful of all of Victoria Holt's!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More Mystery than Romance Novel..., September 1, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Bride of Pendorric (Mass Market Paperback)

This book was recommended to me because I had read Mistress of Mellyn and loved it. This is the best Holt book! The ending is such a surprise. I couldn't put this book down! Don't be scared off because it says it is a romance because I am a huge Mary Higgins Clark fan and this was almost like her books.