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The Bride's House
From the New York Times bestselling author of Whiter Than Snow and Prayers for Sale comes a novel about the secrets and passions of three generations of women who have all lived in the same Victorian home called the Bride’s House.
It’s 1880, and for unassuming seventeen-year-old Nealie Bent, the Bride’s House is a fairy tale come to life. It seems as if it is being built pr...more
It’s 1880, and for unassuming seventeen-year-old Nealie Bent, the Bride’s House is a fairy tale come to life. It seems as if it is being built pr...more
Hardcover, 384 pages
Published
April 26th 2011
by St. Martin's Press
(first published January 1st 2011)
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Mar 22, 2011
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I was really quite riveted by this story. I can't say I turned the final page having learned anything or had food for thought or cried, but I was entertained.
It's about three different women during three different times in the same house, the Bride's House.
Nealie's tale begins in 1880.. She falls in love with one man, marries another, but still ends up in the Bride's House. There's a bit of a moral in this part. "The grass is not always greener on the other side" kept popping into my head.
The s...more
It's about three different women during three different times in the same house, the Bride's House.
Nealie's tale begins in 1880.. She falls in love with one man, marries another, but still ends up in the Bride's House. There's a bit of a moral in this part. "The grass is not always greener on the other side" kept popping into my head.
The s...more
Rating: ****
Review: So, what happens when you get an advance copy of a book in the mail from a publisher and it just happens to be the The Bride’s House by Sandra Dallas? Well, of course you sit down to read the back cover and then you are so intrigued you sit down to read a few pages. The next thing you know you have finished the book – in one night. That is what I did. Although I was already a big fan of her books I found the style of writing to be different than her other books – wonderful in...more
Review: So, what happens when you get an advance copy of a book in the mail from a publisher and it just happens to be the The Bride’s House by Sandra Dallas? Well, of course you sit down to read the back cover and then you are so intrigued you sit down to read a few pages. The next thing you know you have finished the book – in one night. That is what I did. Although I was already a big fan of her books I found the style of writing to be different than her other books – wonderful in...more
The Bride's House by Sandra Dallas is another great historical novel by Dallas set in the mining town Georgetown, Colorado. This novel revolves around the lives of 3 women, Nealie Bent, her daughter Pearl Dumas Curry and granddaughter Susan Curry. Nealie Bent, newly arrived in Georgetown, falls in love with one man and ends up pregnant and married to another man, Charlie Dumas. However, she dies in childbirth and Charlie ends up raising Nealie's daughter Pearl who he is as devoted to as if she w...more
I wanted to get my hot little hands on a copy of this book when I first saw that it was up for early review. Alas I was not picked and disappointed I waited patiently for it to come in to my library. I loved the Diary of Mattie Spencer and this looked like a similar historical fiction work. The premise of this book is that there are three generations of women from the same family that inhabit a house called the Bride's House in Colorado. It is so named because the first woman Nealie was a bride...more
The Bride's House begins in 1880 with Nealie, a young woman who has escaped her abusive father by fleeing to the mountains, to a small mining town called Georgetown. There she finds herself falling in love and dreams of living with her husband in a beautiful, grand house called the Bride's House. But willful and naive, Nealie ends up living in the Bride's House under very different circumstances than she expected. The story continues through three generations of women who live in the house, conc...more
As I began to read "The Bride's House", I was concerned that it would be a book that wasn't very good. I am so glad that I stuck with it. I knew Sandra Dallas from Prayers For Sale and was excited that I would have the opportunity to read her new book. Part I didn't seem like I was reading something from Sandra Dallas. As I got through to Part II, I was completely on board and anxious to read the rest.
The book opens with Nealie Bent who has just moved to Georgetown, CO fleeing from a terrible ho...more
The book opens with Nealie Bent who has just moved to Georgetown, CO fleeing from a terrible ho...more
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I like Sandra Dallas and feel her books are a great escape. This one, follows three generations of women in a Colorado home, nicknamed The Brides's House, purchased in 1880. Georgetown is a mining town and Nealie is a hard working, uneducated servant who is easily swept off her feet by a mining investor. One third of the book (the best third, I thought) is her story. The second third, Pearl's story, is also interesting and the characters are mostly realistic and finely crafted. The book fell apa...more
Three generations of women live, love and have the same secret. The "Bride's House" is a beautiful victorian mansion in Georgetown, Olorado, a mining town in the Colorado Rockies. Nealie comes to the house as a newlywed, and dies in childbrith while her daughter, Pearl survives. Pearl lives in the house and serves as her father's secretary. While young, she has a failed romance, and later on in life marries this same suitor. She gives birth to Susan.
Susan lives with her family in Chicago, but...more
Susan lives with her family in Chicago, but...more
This book was fine to read, but not anything great. It was not very profound, not a great plot either. It was fun, and light reading, although really predictable. I liked the setting, because it is close to home and familiar to me, which was fun and I want to go see the actual places in the book now. The story is basically about 3 generations of women that all keep secrets and all made the same mistakes. Maybe if they had been more open and honest about their lives, they could have prevented the...more
I was so disappointed, because I've really liked some of her books. I kept thinking it would get better and it would come together in the end. The more I think about it, it's just making excuses for women who sleep around. Apparently, it's a charming family legacy. Yuck!
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I did enjoy this book and could not put it down at times. But it was different than other Sandra Dallas' books. This was just a romance. There usually is more depth in her books. This book takes us through three generations of a family- through Nealie Bent, her daughter Pearl and her daughter Susan. They all lived in the Bride's House and they all had their share of secrets.
The Bride's House is in Georgetown, Colorado. I do like Georgetown and it was fun to picture the story there which I cou...more
The Bride's House is in Georgetown, Colorado. I do like Georgetown and it was fun to picture the story there which I cou...more
This is the story of 3 generations of women who live in "Bride's House" in Georgetown, Colorado. The first of these women is Nealie Bent and even though she dies at age 17 and lives in the house for only a short time....her influence is felt throughout the book. "Bride's House" is new when the story begins in 1880.
Sandra Dallas writes vividly about these women and the times they live in. They are controlled to a great extent by the men in their lives. She does a wonderful job making the town o...more
Sandra Dallas writes vividly about these women and the times they live in. They are controlled to a great extent by the men in their lives. She does a wonderful job making the town o...more
Having visited Georgetown, Colorado, I delighted in reading a book that takes place there, spanning three generations of diverse, strong-willed women. The story became even more intriguing when I read that the Bride's House really exists, Dallas and her husband buying it and renovating it to its deserved glory. With such experience as background, Dallas is able to present a solid tale, rich with history of small mining towns, filled with intense, believable characters, whose flaws and motives Da...more
I won this book through first reads, and I absolutly LOVED it. I almost didn't enter for this book, and now I'm wondering why I had doubts. This book tells the story of three generations of women, and the trials of life and love they endure.
Nealie, who had experienced more heartache in her short years then most people do in an entire life time is the first. Her back story kind of broke my heart. But the upside is that she experiences true love, and to me she truly embodies the saying "better to...more
Nealie, who had experienced more heartache in her short years then most people do in an entire life time is the first. Her back story kind of broke my heart. But the upside is that she experiences true love, and to me she truly embodies the saying "better to...more
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I've enjoyed most of Sandra's books so far, this one, did not stand up to the others. My least favorite thus far. I wouldn't spend the money or have this one on my book shelf at home.
I am feeling like the more recent her books, the more she feels she needs to put more detailed intamacy in them that quite frankly, isn't needed. I felt like her older books were more wholesome and now these more recent ones are turning trashy.
I did enjoy the three generations stories and the twist and secret at th...more
I am feeling like the more recent her books, the more she feels she needs to put more detailed intamacy in them that quite frankly, isn't needed. I felt like her older books were more wholesome and now these more recent ones are turning trashy.
I did enjoy the three generations stories and the twist and secret at th...more
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I really liked this book and enjoyed the various plot twists and suprises. The characters are not what they appear to be at first, and I liked that. They make mistakes, but for the most part, they learn from the mistakes and move forward in a mostly-positive way. I also loved the Georgetown, Colorado setting and all of the great historical tidbits. I hope to visit Georgetown soon!
This is only my second Sandra Dallas book, but I think I'm safe in saying that she's a dependable, entertaining, qual...more
This is only my second Sandra Dallas book, but I think I'm safe in saying that she's a dependable, entertaining, qual...more
It has taken me a while to decide how much I like this book. Or didn't like it. I think I just read one Sandra Dallas book too many in a row and needed a break more than anything. :) Her characters are compelling, realistic, but usually very human. They tend to complicate their own lives-- whether out of ignorance or defiance-- in ways that are sad and frustrating. That definitely holds true for this book. But such is life a lot of times, right? I guess that makes the characters all the more rea...more
I was really looking forward to Sandra Dallas's latest novel. I have mostly enjoyed 3 other novels by her. While this book was O.K. (2 stars means its O.K.) and a fast read, it really wasn't so great. I kept thinking it was a bit "korny" as I was reading. It tells the story of 3 generations of women who all seemed quite shallow in their relationships and life.
It seemed that to keep the readers interest, the author would throw in a "tragedy", but then pull back on it, so it wasn't too bad. Inste...more
It seemed that to keep the readers interest, the author would throw in a "tragedy", but then pull back on it, so it wasn't too bad. Inste...more
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I really enjoyed this book. I'm definitely not the type of reader who selects what I would consider to be chick books, romance novels, or similar genres. I do however have much interest in historical novels and wound up enjoying this book as I am a mine owner in Colorado. I felt that Sandra Dallas did a very good job of capturing and carrying the periods of time which this tale encompassed. It had moments that made me laugh out loud and others that had reason for pause. The story and cast were e...more
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Once again Colorado's Sandra Dallas has written a wonderful historical novel. The Bride's House is set in Georgetown, Colorado. It's the story of three generations of women who live there. It starts out during the 1880s mining boom and bust and continues past the two wars - with three strong-willed women: Nealie, her daughter Pearl and then granddaughter, Susan, as well as, the other main character - Bride's House. It's more than three love stories. It is a history of the area, of women, and it...more
The author purchased a derelict house in Colorado and spent three years having it restored. Apparently, she felt that the house needed a story, which she created during the same three years. The novel revolves around three generations of women – Nealie, Pearl, and Susan in a Colorado mining town. While their characters are quite different, Nealie and her daughter and granddaughter live many of the same patterns. The book is fairly long and the story unfolds rather slowly. With a house as its cen...more
Sandra Dallas writes nice, layered stories that usually have happy endings. Besides that, each of her books is different, ranging from mysteries to historical. The Bride's House is a family saga, following those who lived in a sumptuous house in a small Colorado mining town.
Somehow, I didn't feel that this book had the layers, the character development that I have learned to expect from her. People were good ro bad, and you could tell almost immediately.
That being said, it makes a nice beach-typ...more
Somehow, I didn't feel that this book had the layers, the character development that I have learned to expect from her. People were good ro bad, and you could tell almost immediately.
That being said, it makes a nice beach-typ...more
Interesting story about 3 generations of women in 1880-1950's small mining town in Colorado. Characters were likeable and well developed. They all lived in and loved the "Bride's House". The relationships in a small mining town and the times they lived in made this especially interesting. Sandra Dallas certainly knows her characters and lets you know them too.
Nealie Bent is a teenager in 1881 who ran away from her abusive father in Missouri, and ended up in Georgetown, CO. Pearl is Nealie's da...more
Nealie Bent is a teenager in 1881 who ran away from her abusive father in Missouri, and ended up in Georgetown, CO. Pearl is Nealie's da...more
The Bride's House is a novel about the secrets and passions of three generations of women who have all lived in the same Victorian home called the Bride’s House.
It’s 1880, in Georgetown, Colorado, and for seventeen-year-old Nealie Bent, the Bride’s House is a fairy tale come to life. It seems as if it is being built precisely for her and Will Spaulding, the man she is convinced she will marry. But life doesn’t go according to plan, and Nealie finds herself in the Bride’s House pregnant---and ma...more
It’s 1880, in Georgetown, Colorado, and for seventeen-year-old Nealie Bent, the Bride’s House is a fairy tale come to life. It seems as if it is being built precisely for her and Will Spaulding, the man she is convinced she will marry. But life doesn’t go according to plan, and Nealie finds herself in the Bride’s House pregnant---and ma...more
I liked this book, enjoyed meeting the characters, but .... something was not quite up to the level of her other books, especially the Persian Pickle club and particularly Matti Spenser's Diary... She says it took her 3 years to write...maybe she lost momentum or enthusiasm -- I guess that was the problem. Parts of the books were fun and kept my interest and pullled me along...other parts didn't seem to fit in and drug and were a little iffy -- Maybe the ending was just a little too neat and pat...more
Jun 16, 2011
Patsy Gantt
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A love story for sure. Poor girl meets rich boy. But so far the lead characters have captured my attention. I think I am going to love Nealie Bent - hope I'm right.
Well Nealie dies long before I want her to. However, her story continues through her daughter and her granddaughter. And, yes, they all are influenced by the Bride's House.
An easy read. A good "escape" book with a few surprises thrown in. I recommend this book if you are a romance novel reader and when you are looking for some lighthe...more
Well Nealie dies long before I want her to. However, her story continues through her daughter and her granddaughter. And, yes, they all are influenced by the Bride's House.
An easy read. A good "escape" book with a few surprises thrown in. I recommend this book if you are a romance novel reader and when you are looking for some lighthe...more
I did enjoy this book, I just didn't super enjoy this book. The story line was a little predictable. The main reason I liked it is because of the setting of the story. Having lived in a little Colorado mountain town, I knew a lot of the places described in the book. And I have experienced some of the conditions that the book described. I would love to visit the house described in this book! My constructive criticism is that the characters could have been a little more fleshed-out. But still a go...more
This novel spans three generation of women. While I really liked the first story, the second story was too reminiscent of Washington Square or Persuasion, and I felt as if the third story did not connect to the first two (except in the obvious way at the end). However, I liked it enough to want to read some of Dallas' previous books.
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Award-winning author SANDRA DALLAS was dubbed “a quintessential American voice” by Jane Smiley, in Vogue Magazine. Sandra’s novels with their themes of loyalty, friendship, and human dignity have been translated into a dozen foreign languages and have been optioned for films.
A journalism graduate of the University of Denver, Sandra began her writing career as a reporter with Business Week. A staff...more
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