On the morning of her wedding, Pell Ridley creeps out of bed in the dark, kisses her sisters goodbye and flees - determined to escape a future that offers nothing but hard work and sorrow.

She takes the only thing that truly belongs to her: Jack, a white horse.

The road ahead is rich with longing, silence and secrets, and each encounter leads her closer to the untold story of her past.

Then Pell meets a hunter, infuriating, mysterious and cold.

Will he help her to find what she seeks? With all the hallmarks of Meg Rosoff's extraordinary writing, "The Bride's Farewell" also breaks new ground for this author, in a nineteenth century, Hardyesque setting.

This is a moving story of love and lost things, with a core of deep, beautiful romance.