Man and Wife

A Fatal Loophole. A Stolen Identity. A Marriage Turned Into a Legal Nightmare. Step into the rigid, unforgiving world of Victorian high society, where a single spoken promise can bind you in chains forever. When Anne Silvester, a well-bred but penniless governess, agrees to a secret, makeshift marriage in Scotland to save her reputation, she enters a trap from which there is no escape. Through a cruel twist of fate and a catastrophic misunderstanding of complex marriage laws, her secret vows accidentally bind her to the wrong man—a brutal, tyrannical aristocrat who will stop at nothing to protect his own dark interests. What follows is a breathless, high-stakes psychological drama and a legal chess match. To save Anne from a life of domestic tyranny and ruin, her loyal friend Lady Lundie and a brilliant lawyer must untangle a web of lies, hidden documents, and societal prejudice. As the tension mounts inside a gloomy country estate, the story transforms from a romance into a claustrophobic thriller, exploring the terrifying vulnerability of women under laws that strip them of their rights and dignity. Experience one of Wilkie Collins’s most powerful sensation novels.

Pages: 633, Edition: 1, Paperback, E-Kitap Projesi & Cheapest Books