The End of Her Honeymoon (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Mystery NovelBy Marie Belloc Lowndes
Length6h 54m
About this audiobook
The End of Her Honeymoon turns the expected idyll of newly married travel into an intricate drama of disappearance, doubt, and social peril. Set chiefly in Paris, the novel follows a young bride whose husband vanishes under circumstances that make ordinary explanations terrifyingly inadequate. Lowndes writes in a lucid, insinuating style, combining the machinery of sensation fiction with the emerging psychological suspense of the early twentieth century. The book belongs to the lineage of domestic mystery and urban Gothic, where hotels, police offices, and respectable drawing rooms become sites of instability. Marie Belloc Lowndes was especially well equipped to write such a novel. Born into a distinguished Anglo-French family and long active as a journalist and novelist, she possessed an acute eye for class behavior, legal helplessness, and the vulnerabilities of women moving through public spaces. Her fascination with crime, reputation, and moral uncertainty—later famously evident in The Lodger—shapes this earlier work's atmosphere of civilized menace. Readers who admire intelligent suspense, Edwardian social observation, and mysteries rooted in psychological pressure will find The End of Her Honeymoon deeply rewarding. It is not merely a puzzle, but a study of fear, credibility, and the fragile protections afforded by marriage and respectability.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length6 hrs 54 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 11, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
12Chapter VIII
2Introduction
13Chapter IX
3Synopsis
14Chapter X
4Historical Context
15Chapter XI
5Chapter I
16Chapter XII
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6Chapter II
17Chapter XIII
7Chapter III
18Epilogue
8Chapter IV
19Analysis
9Chapter V
20Reflection
10Chapter VI
21Memorable Quotes
11Chapter VII
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