![]() ![]() By structuring the book in this way, Richler explores the irrevocable psychological and familial ruptures that occurred as a result of World War II. The reader as well as the characters must piece together fragments of information about the past in order to discover the actual identity of Ruth’s mother, what her life was like before the war, what happened to her during the war, and where she went after leaving Montreal. In many ways The Imposter Bride unfolds like a mystery. ![]() When Lily marries Sol’s brother Nathan, a guest realizes that Lily is not the bride’s real name, which raises questions about Lily’s actual identity then and in the years following the birth of her daughter Ruth. The events of the novel are set in motion when Lily Azerov steps off a train in Montreal to greet Sol Kramer, a man whom she has never met but has agreed to marry, only to have him reject her on the spot. ![]() Set in Montreal after World War II, Nancy Richler’s third novel, The Imposter Bride, explores the relationships between trauma and its aftermath, the complexities of identity, and the intergenerational bonds of family. ![]()
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