Bridal Array

By: Elizabeth Cadell

Narrated by: Anna Guerrier

Jessica de Vrais was 22, the only child of an elderly and irritable widower. Though they thought alike on almost all matters, they agreed on none; least of all did they see eye to eye on the subject of men. Jessica, pretty and popular, invited them to come and stay; Mr. de Vrais, irritable and suspicious, invited them to go away and stay away. Fortune-hunters all, he said furiously to his daughter. One and all, they were after her money - his money. One look, he shouted, and he could smell them a mile off. Hangers-on. Yahoos. Parasites.

When Jessica, at the end of June, announced that she was engaged to one of them - a young Frenchman named Hubert Ramage, whom she had known for little more than two weeks - Mr. de Vrais granted to the suitor a short interview and at the end of it announced that any further communication between the couple would be made over his dead body.

On a cool, September morning she rose rose early, left a conclusive little note for her father, carried her suitcases down to the car, and drove into St. Helier to catch the boat to St. Malo. When her father read the note, it said, she would be married to Hubert. Unfortunately, she took the family jewels with her, in case her marriage didn’t work out....

©2017 Elizabeth Cadell (P)2019 The Heirs of Elizabeth Cadell

Delightful

Excellent narrator enhances this lighthearted story of gentle romance and humor, set in the lovely French countryside. The English and French characters are charming, except for the extremely unpleasant Countess (every story needs a villain!) and the shady Hubert. A wonderful and totally unexpected surprise twist occurs near the end of the story.

I LOVE THESE BOOKS'I

I enjoy books like Bridal Array that carry me away to beautiful settings and fun characters. Thanks for bringing them to Audible!

A Delightful Escape

I so enjoy Elizabeth Caddell’s novels, which enable you to escape into a past era in which wit and good manners, self restraint, generosity, and all the other virtues win the day. Her plots are so clever and humorous. I often wish someone would make her stories into modern movies.

What a beautiful, romantic story!

Oh my! This is one of Elizabeth Cadell’s very best. And the narration by Anna Guerrier is wonderful.
The dialogue is delicious: “For a man who wished to avoid the shoals of matrimony, Sebastian did some remarkably dangerous sailing.”
I cannot help but be enthusiastic about this audio book. It’s really fabulous. 😁