- Hardcover: 392 pages
- Publisher: W&N (15 Jan 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0297853317
- ISBN-13: 978-0297853312
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.8 x 4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 308,319 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"The remarkable story of one woman's triumph over years of appalling violence and abuse" (Caroline Jowett DAILY EXPRESS )
"How Mary, with the help of.. a loyal servant, struggled to escape Stoney's clutches is the breathless and inspirational climax of this fine book" (Sarah Vine THE TIMES )
"This splendid book, well researched and richly detailed, is as gripping as any novel" (Michael Arditti DAILY TELEGRAPH )
"mesmerising... entertainingly digressive and rigorously researched" (George Pendle FINANCIAL TIMES )
"Mary's escape, her abduction by Stoney and dramatic rescue are grippingly told" (Marianne Brace THE INDEPENDENT )
"Moore has meticulously constructed an ever more compelling tale" (Lydia Syson THE GUARDIAN )
"Wedlock is the best biography that I have read in a long time. It's gripping, addictive and painstakingly researched" (Andrea Wulf MAIL ON SUNDAY )
"gallops headlong towards an unbelievably tense denouement which any work of Hollywood fiction would struggle to match" (Marc Horne SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY )
"brilliantly researched" (Claire Harman SUNDAY TELEGRAPH )
"Moore makes a gripping narrative" (Sarah Bakewell SUNDAY TIMES )
"heart-poundingly powerful, evoking a decadent period and the cruelties that underpinned the elegant facade of Georgian society" (SAGA )
"Wendy Moore delivers the full ghastliness with brilliant panache" (Duncan Fallowell DAILY EXPRESS )
"Drawing on such thrilling material and based on close archival research, Moore's elegantly-written book recounts the twists of fate that left a loaded countess hitched to a violent fraudster" (Hannah Greig HISTORY TODAY )
"How Mary, with the help of.. a loyal servant, struggled to escape Stoney's clutches is the breathless and inspirational climax of this fine book" (Sarah Vine THE TIMES )
"This splendid book, well researched and richly detailed, is as gripping as any novel" (Michael Arditti DAILY TELEGRAPH )
"mesmerising... entertainingly digressive and rigorously researched" (George Pendle FINANCIAL TIMES )
"Mary's escape, her abduction by Stoney and dramatic rescue are grippingly told" (Marianne Brace THE INDEPENDENT )
"Moore has meticulously constructed an ever more compelling tale" (Lydia Syson THE GUARDIAN )
"Wedlock is the best biography that I have read in a long time. It's gripping, addictive and painstakingly researched" (Andrea Wulf MAIL ON SUNDAY )
"gallops headlong towards an unbelievably tense denouement which any work of Hollywood fiction would struggle to match" (Marc Horne SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY )
"brilliantly researched" (Claire Harman SUNDAY TELEGRAPH )
"Moore makes a gripping narrative" (Sarah Bakewell SUNDAY TIMES )
"heart-poundingly powerful, evoking a decadent period and the cruelties that underpinned the elegant facade of Georgian society" (SAGA )
"Wendy Moore delivers the full ghastliness with brilliant panache" (Duncan Fallowell DAILY EXPRESS )
"Drawing on such thrilling material and based on close archival research, Moore's elegantly-written book recounts the twists of fate that left a loaded countess hitched to a violent fraudster" (Hannah Greig HISTORY TODAY )
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'Unbelievable! ... Rebecca Hall's cool delivery allows the words to speak for themselves.' 26 March 2010 -- Kati Nicholl DAILY EXPRESS '...fascinating reading.' 11 April 2010 -- Rebecca Hall OBSERVER
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Bought this book based on the reviews as it was not the sort of historical book that I would normally choose. If you haven't read this yet, BUY IT NOW!! It's absolutely fantastic and does not just describe the marriage itself but lets you understand the 18th century legal context in how it was possible for such a clever woman to become trapped in a life of misery. Have never read anything so gripping.
56 of 60 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Why should we be interested in the marital trails and tribulations of an 18th century society lady? Because Wendy Moore's meticulously researched biography of Mary Eleanor Bowes tells us an enormous amount about the development of attitudes to marriage, to property and the position of women. But much more than that, Wedlock is a superb piece of storytelling which rescues Bowes and her ghastly husband from long forgotten archives and transforms them into living, breathing characters. The climax of this beautifully crafted book is the pursuit of the kidnapped Bowes by her friends and servants through the length and breadth of England.Told at a breakneck pace, you feel yourself to be galloping along behind Bowes' husband and his disreputable cronies, willing the flawed heroine to survive.
Thackeray turned this true story into a novel, Kubrick made it a film - but this is the genuine article and surpasses them all.
Thackeray turned this true story into a novel, Kubrick made it a film - but this is the genuine article and surpasses them all.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Buy this book now! Once started you won't be able to stop until you reach the end. Yes it is that good....
17 May 2010
Format:Paperback
Whether you are a fan or not of historical fiction/biographies you must buy/beg or borrow a copy of this wonderful book. (So far my favourite of 2010)Infact the subject matter is so important to how far Womens rights have come on in our society that this book should be made compulsory reading for all teenage girls at school/college. I don't want to give any of the plot away, so won't go into detail just that it reads like a novel rather than a biography and reading is believing this womans life and situation. Its sometimes hard to believe that these "things" happened to this poor woman, but easy for us to say in a modern equal society now. Wendy Moore deserves great success with this novel her research and details are simply outstanding.Wonderful.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
one of the best I've ever bought.
I bought this first in a bookstore and later on from Amazon as I knew that if I loaned it out I might never see it again. A great read. Read more
Published 1 month ago by M. Ward
A historical account - a lot of detail
Overall this is an interesting historical account. I like the way it starts with a duel and then goes back to an earlier period, so that one can see how we got to that point. Read more
Published 1 month ago by S. L. Broadfoot
WEDLOCK HAD ME HOOK LINE AND LOCKED
I bought Wedlock for a christmas present for my daughter. But before she had a chance to read it, I looked at it, became hooked and thought it was brilliant especially as it was... Read more
Published 3 months ago by NEWTOREVIEW
Stranger than fiction
This a mightily compelling read. The playful subtitle, "How Georgian Britain's Worst Husband Met His Match", suggests someone comically bad, but in fact "Captain" Andrew Stoney was... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Boo Radley
Couldn't put down..........
In the hands of the right director this historical account of the terrible Marriage of Mary Eleanor Bowes would make a fantastic film, (NB any potential directors please do not use... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Gilly
Fantastic non-fiction
I don't often read non-fiction, I enjoy them but I don't find them as gripping or as page turning as fiction, Wedlock was an exception. Read more
Published 6 months ago by J. Willis
Good Title.......shame about the content
It starts as a novel (apparently) only to turn into a biography of sorts. The writer has decided to put every fact she discovered during her research into this book, no matter how... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Darcy Depp
Dull Read
After reading all the praising reviews I was expecting a much better novel.
I was really surprised at all the unnecessary historical facts and the back stories to... Read more
I was really surprised at all the unnecessary historical facts and the back stories to... Read more
Published 12 months ago by TK82
Accomplished telling of a real life story
The story of Mary Eleanor Bowes is 250 years old. Here it is written in a modern style which is very engaging. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Janie U
not a novel but a dull historical essay
really enjoy Philippa Gregory and seen the amazing reviews for this, so I bought this to read on holiday - what a let down (not to mention a dull read). Read more
Published 12 months ago by jordie_tart
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