The Weeping Ash

By Joan Aiken

Book Overview

The Paget family is irrevocably changed in this Regency period romance reissue from legendary author Joan AikenNew bride Fanny Paget experiences shame and torment in her loveless arranged marriage,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385157193
• ISBN13: 9780385157193
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: Doubleday
• Length: 542 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Typically brilliant Aiken

One of my favourite Joan Aiken books. From page one, the reader is drawn in to the story. Aiken is a great storyteller, you feel like you are part of the story. Her description of the characters and situations are so good, you feel like you are there. Like most Aiken characters, they are remarkably original and un-stereotyped. In this novel, she goes into particular detail regarding the suffering of a bride of an arranged marriage in the 18th century, and how she deals with her almost hopeless situation, while at the same time finding room for many happier events. However, like several of her other novels, she doesn't pull any punches when it comes to the realities of dangerous situations, so watch out for murder, cruelty and death along the way...

one of my favorite books

This book is comprised of two parallel stories, one beginning in India and the other in England. The journey of Cal and Stella contrasts well with the abusive new home of their cousin Fannie. The descriptions are vivid, and the storylines draw you in from the start. As in all Aiken's books it is full of adventure and mystery (but it is not as far fetched as some of her children's stories). Finally, there are those little details (not so little if you've paid attention to her writing) that connect this to her other books. If you've read The Smile of the Stranger, you'll appriciate them, but it is not necessary to have read anything else. All who enjoy a compelling read should get this book!