The Brimstone Wedding

The Brimstone Wedding

by Ruth Rendell
An elderly nursing home patient tells stories of her past that seem to mirror her caregiver s life to a disturbing degree and that s before the stories take a deadly turnStuck in a loveless marriage and mired in a troubled affair, Genevieve Warner doesn t have a friend in the world until she meets Stella, a patient at the nursing home where she works as a caregiver. Whip smart and deeply familiar, Stella confides in Genevieve the story of her life, a story that builds toward a horrifying confession. As Genevieve s own life slips helplessly down the same path, she desperately tries to turn away from a fate that seems inevitable. Sensitive and heartbreaking, The Brimstone Wedding is a mysterious tale of mistakes repeated.