It is the night before Pell's wedding and unable to face the life of babies and drudgery she runs away from her home and everything she has ever known. In that one decision Pell changes her life forever and the life for everyone around her, including the mysterious hunter.More than anything; the well-written simplicity of the plot, the believable and likable characters, the believable depicts of a past time, this novel shows exactly things have changed for women and what freedom meant in past times. Pell is remarkable because she chooses life over marriage and without sounding too preachy, should be read by every teen girl - particularly those who judge their worth by how much fake tan they use.
"The open road. What a trio of words. What a vision of blue sky and untouched hills and narrow trails heading God knew where and being free - free and hungry, free and cold, free and wet, free and lost - who could mourn such conditions, faced with the alternative"
Read more;
+ http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/video/2009/oct/22/meg-rosoff-brides-farewell
+ http://www.spinebreakers.co.uk/books/thebridesfarewell/Pages/BookDetail.aspx
+ http://www.megrosoff.co.uk
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