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At eighteen, in that first golden Oxford summer, Milly's best friends were Rupert and his American lover Allan. When Rupert suggested that she and Allan should get married, just so that Allan could stay in the country, it all seemed just a bit of fun and to make it seem real she dressed up in cheap wedding finery and posed on the steps of the registry office for photographs.

Als Milly zum ersten Mal ihr Jawort gibt, ist sie achtzehn, übermütig und entschlossen, etwas Gutes zu tun. Die Ehe soll nämlich einem sympathischen Amerikaner die Aufenthaltsgenehmigung in England sichern. Die Sache ist auch schnell vergessen, nachdem der Kontakt zu ihrem Gatten bald nach der Trauung abbricht. Doch zehn Jahre später steht Milly vor einem Problem: Sie hat mit Simon Pinnacle ihren Traummann gefunden, und in wenigen Tagen soll geheiratet werden. Was weder der überglückliche Simon noch sonst jemand weiß: Die Braut ist noch immer verheiratet. Mitten in den Vorbereitungen zur Traumhochzeit platzt die Bombe ...

Тем незабываемым оксфордским летом восемнадцатилетняя Милли была готова на любую авантюру. С появлением Руперта и его возлюбленного, американца Аллана, у Милли началась новая, увлекательная жизнь, и когда Руперт предложил ей брак с Алланом, чтобы тот мог легально остаться в Британии, Милли не колеблясь сказала "да". Чтобы все выглядело по-настоящему, она нарядилась в дешевое свадебное платье и с удовольствием позировала перед туристами, щелкавшими фотоаппаратами. Прошло десять лет. Милли очень изменилась. Теперь она помолвлена с Саймоном, серьезным молодым человеком из богатой семьи, который считает свою невесту идеалом. Однако всего за…

At eighteen, in that first golden Oxford summer, Milly was up for anything. Rupert and his American lover Allan were all part of her new, exciting life, and when Rupert suggested to her that she and Allan should get married, just so that Allan could stay in the country, Milly didn't hesitate. To make it seem real she dressed up in cheap wedding finery and posed on the steps of the registry office for photographs. Ten years later, Milly is engaged to Simon - who is wealthy, serious, and believes her to be perfect - and facing the biggest and most elaborate wedding imaginable. Then, with only four days to go, her past catches up with her.…

At eighteen, in that first golden Oxford summer, Milly's best friends were Rupert and his American lover Allan. When Rupert suggested that she and Allan should get married, just so that Allan could stay in the country, it all seemed just a bit of fun - and to make it seem real she dressed up in cheap wedding finery and posed on the steps of the registry office for photographs. Ten years later, Milly is a very different person. Engaged to Simon - who is wealthy, serious, and believes her to be perfect - she is facing the biggest and most elaborate wedding imaginable. Her dreadful secret is locked away so securely she has almost persuaded…

At the age of 18, in that first golden Oxford summer, Milly was up for anything. Rupert and his American lover, Allan, were an important part of her new, exciting life, so when Rupert suggested to her that she and Allan should get married to keep Allan in the country, Milly didn't hesitate. Ten years later, Milly is a very different person and engaged to Simon - who is wealthy, serious, and believes her to be perfect. Milly's secret history is locked away so securely she has almost persuaded herself that it doesn't exist - until, only four days before her elaborate wedding.

To have and to hold takes on a whole new meaning when one bride's past catches up with her and bring the present crashing down. With her trademark style of keen insight and razor sharp wit, Madeleine Wickham introduces her fanatical fan-base, plus a host of new listeners, to a fresh and irresistible heroine in The Wedding Girl.