Bride's Story A Bride's Story, Volume 1, Book 1, (Hardcover)

from aoibhealfae

I really like it. I'm a fan of Kaoru Mori work during her Emma days (and the subsequently anime), so I am familiar with the details she did (like giving some history in Victorian era etc) so this novel is like a breeze. And nomadic Mongolian aren't a foreign idea for me either (being me a TVB wux...

from salimbol

Set in the 19th century in the Caspian Sea region, "A Bride's Story" is about an arranged marriage between a 20-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy. Fortunately, the potential squick factor of the age difference is carefully avoided, as the story is really about the woman exploring the life of t...

from quondame

This review covers Volumes 1-10. These romantic tales of young women along the silk road in the 19th century as encountered (or not) along the path of a young English man Mr. Smith as he travels from East of the Aral sea into the Ottoman empire, taking his time and staying sometimes longer than h...

from Kassilem

The artwork grabbed me first. Then I saw it was historical fiction. Then I gushed more about the artwork. It really is fantastic. The story wouldn't be nearly as interesting I think without the detailed art. The slight facial expressions and movements give much more to the story than I would have...

from DeltaQueen50

The manga A Bride's Story is a beautifully drawn, simple historic tale set in central Asia as a bride learns to adjust to her new life with her new family. Amir is twenty years old when she is married to Karluk, a boy of twelve, and this eight year difference plays an important role in their rela...