The Beggar Bride

The Beggar Bride

1997 • Drama
How far will she go for money? "Don't you see, Billy, people like them owe people like us." Young, beautiful and living on the breadline with a feckless husband and a sickly child, Angela Harper decides to take matters into her own hands in order to save her family from the poverty trap. She hits on the perfect plan after noticing a newspaper feature on the once divorced and once widowed lord, Sir Fabian Ormoerod. She will marry the man and then hit him for a massive divorce settlement. And so the stunning Ms Angela Harper, successful lingerie buyer with an alluring independent streak is born...
Runtime: 2h 27m
Delve into the gripping pages of 'The Beggar Bride' by Gillian White and experience an intricate story that unfolds with a complexity often lost in the visual medium of film. The novel provides readers the opportunity to explore character motivations deeply and engage with the psychological aspects that drive the plot, offering a richer understanding of the story. Reading the novel allows for personal interpretation without the constraints of cinematic adaptations, where deeper nuances of emotion and thought are often compressed or overlooked. Enjoy the intimate experience of unravelling the narrative at your own pace, immersing fully into a world created by White's vivid and descriptive storytelling.

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The Beggar Bride
by Gilllian White