The Five-Minute Marriage - Softcover

Aiken, Joan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1492641243 ISBN 13: 9781492641247

Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca, 2017

Synopsis

First comes marriage.
Then comes love.
Then things start to get really complicated.

Desperate to help her ailing mother, Delphie Carteret agrees to a sham wedding ceremony to her cousin, Gareth. Her mother will be guaranteed annuity for life, and Gareth's obligation to marry before his sick uncle passes is fulfilled. The plan is perfect.

But perfect plans usually go awry. Not only is the marriage ceremony valid, but Gareth's dying uncle makes a miraculous recovery. An imposter is threatening Delphie's identity and her life, and the whole family is on the brink of scandal.

As Gareth and Delphie try to mastermind a way out of this mess, they begin to discover that what's between them may be surprisingly real...

Praise for Joan Aiken:
"Ingenious...a country-dance in high style, twirled to the tune of a proven virtuoso." ―Kirkus Reviews for The Five-Minute Marriage
"Delightful and humorous." ―Historical Novels Review for Eliza's Daughter

About this title

About the Author:

The late Joan Aiken was a prolific author of children's books and Jane Austen sequels and continuations. She is the author of Lady Catherine's Necklace, which follows Anne de Bourgh from Pride and Prejudice, and Jane Fairfax, a sequel to Emma.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1492641243
• ISBN 13: 9781492641247
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 352