The Five-Minute Marriage

by Joan Aiken

Book Overview

First comes marriage.

Then comes love.

Then things start to get really complicated.

Desperate to help her ailing mother, Delphie Carteret agrees to a sham wedding ceremony to her cousin, Gareth. Her mother will be guaranteed annuity for life, and Gareth's obligation to marry before his sick uncle passes is fulfilled. The plan is perfect.

But perfect plans usually go awry...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1492641243
• ISBN13: 9781492641247
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Couldn't put it down!!

This wonderful tale held my interest from the first page. All the characters are finely drawn with a great deal of warmth and humor. Miss Catheret is alone in the world, trying to take care of her sick mother by teaching music. At a friend's urging she decides to get in touch with her mother's estranged family, hoping they will do their duty and help her as she is almost out of funds. Arriving at her mother's childhood home, and introducing herself, the family there declares she is an imposter, and they have been taking care of the REAL Miss Carteret all along, and her mother could not be alive, because she died giving birth. What ensues is a DELIGHTFUL romp and mystery. If you can find a copy you should read it! It is VASTLY entertaining!!!!!!!!

a fun read for a rainy day

this is a perfect book for a rainy afternoon; joan aiken's stylishly written tale of murder, villains, heroes and misunderstandings is just a laugh and really entertaining. Escapism for sure, but delightfully witty and never insulting the intelligence of the reader. definitely recomended!