Man and Wife

A Fatal Loophole. A Stolen Identity. A Marriage Turned Into a Legal Nightmare.Step into the rigid, unforgiving world of Victorian high society, where a single spoken promise can bind you in chains forever. When Anne Silvester, a well-bred but penniless governess, agrees to a secret, makeshift marriage in Scotland to save her reputation, she enters a trap from which there is no escape. Through a cruel twist of fate and a catastrophic misunderstanding of complex marriage laws, her secret vows accidentally bind her to the wrong man-a brutal, tyrannical aristocrat who will stop at nothing to protect his own dark interests.What follows is a breathless, high-stakes psychological drama and a legal chess match. To save Anne from a life of domestic tyranny and ruin, her loyal friend Lady Lundie and a brilliant lawyer must untangle a web of lies, hidden documents, and societal prejudice. As the tension mounts inside a gloomy country estate, the story transforms from a romance into a claustrophobic thriller, exploring the terrifying vulnerability of women under laws that strip them of their rights and dignity.Experience one of Wilkie Collins's most powerful sensation novels.