The Wedding Guest

by Anna Gilbert

The Findon sisters once had lived lives of provincial perfection, but when their niece Elinor comes to live with them, both Edwardian Age and the Great War are over, and a personal tragedy darkens the lives of all three women

Genres: Fiction

298 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1993

About the author

Marguerite Jackson Lazarus
aka Marguerite J. Gascoigne, Anna Gilbert

Marguerite Jackson was born on 1 May 1916 in Durham, England, UK, daughter of Hannah, and John Jackson, an inspector of schools. On 1937, she obtained a BA with honours and on 1957 a MA at Durham University. She worked as Grammar school English teacher from 1938 to 1973. On 5 April 1956, she married Jacob "Jack" Lazarus.

She published Children's fiction as Marguerite J. Gascoigne, and later gothic romance novels as Anna Gilbert. Marguerite died at 88, on 24 September 2004 in North Yorkshire, England.

Reviews

[Arlene · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was hoping for Downton Abbey but I got Dark Shadows instead. This book is fairly predictable and towards the end of the book I just started skimming.

[Criss · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is something soothing about reading a book written prior to the 21st century. The Wedding Guest had the pacing and character development of a story written sometime in the past 300 years. I enjoyed this book quite a bit more than I thought I would. As with any good gothic yarn, the reader is never quite sure who the evil-doer is. Gilbert revealed just enough of the mystery to keep me engaged, entertained and wanting to turn the page.

[Lisa Greer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Labeled as an early 20th century gothic novel with good reviews on back cover, so I'm trying it out. I'm enjoying it so far, but I just started.

I wish I could find more such novels especially if it turns out to be decent. Any suggestions, oh constant readers?

****
I am still enjoying this one 70 pages in. It is not a page turner, but it is intriguing, and I'm wondering what the secrets are that the sisters hold.

*** A good post WWI Gothic novel. It was truly different. I will be looking for others by this author.

[Caitlin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun but sometimes too much fluff, I found myself skipping paragraphs of descriptions to get back to the actual story. Some anachronisms maybe? Definitely not a must-read but interesting nonetheless.