The Bride Stripped Bare

Author: Nikki Gemmell

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  • : $19.99 AUD
  • : 9780007163540
  • : HarperCollins Publishers Australia
  • : Fourth Estate Ltd
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  • : 0.277
  • : October 2003
  • : 197mm X 130mm
  • : United Kingdom
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  • : Nikki Gemmell
  • : A&R Classics Ser.
  • : Paperback
  • : New edition
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  • : English
  • : 823.914
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Description

For fans of Fifty Shades of Grey - the international bestseller - an explosive novel of sex, secrecy and escape.

A woman finds her voice and leaves behind a book of lessons. It is the story of her secret self.

On honeymoon, in the heat and shadows of sultry Marrakech, a conventional young wife makes a shocking discovery. Although confused by her husband's betrayal, she finds it gives her the freedom to explore her deepest desires and rediscover the true self she has kept hidden from view so long.

But her new life is clouded by complication and the raw desire that threatens to overwhelm her. She finds herself torn between need for her husband and her yearning for something more. The Bride Stripped Bare is the story of a woman whose powerful awakening is erotic as it is dangerous.

Awards

Shortlisted for Nielsen BookData/ABA Book of the Year Award - Booksellers' Choice 2003.

Reviews

'Starkly explicit!richly descriptive with a fast-paced narrative' Sunday Telegraph 'Nikki Gemmel's prose has a wonderful sensuousness!witty!a subtle portrait of a modern and rather alienating marriage' Lisa Appignanesi, Independent Magazine 'Must read!A tale of sexual awakening for the dark horse in all of us' Tatler 'The sex is well-written!Gemmell is refreshingly straightforward about the act' Melanie McGrath, Evening Standard 'Easy to read, hard to put down. Keep an extinguisher handy' Closer 'A page-turner' Evening Standard 'A bored housewife embarks on a life of sexual pleasure!The sex is rude and raunchy and "exactly where you want it"' Elle 'Personal dilemmas are bravely explored; thoughts and fantasies about sex and infidelity, which most women have learned to keep to themselves, are laid bare on the page in all their shocking glory!brutal, brilliant and addictive' Glasgow Herald

Author description

The author has had two previous novels published to critical acclaim, with reviewers hailing the freshness and power of her writing. In the tradition of women over the centuries, she has decided to conceal her name in order to allow herself utter freedom in the writing of this novel.