Set in a rural town near the Caspian Sea during the Russian conquest of Central Asia in the late 19th century, A Bride's Story revolves around a young woman, Amir, who travels from a distant village across the mountains to marry Karluk, a young man eight years her junior.

The series follows their relationship as it develops, while introducing storylines about other young women and their daily lives with their respective fiancés and husbands along the Silk Road, and their struggle to keep on their livinghood amidst the advance of the Russian Empire's army.

[11][12] In addition to the tankōbon release, a wide-ban collector's edition of the manga has been issued by Kadokawa since 20 August 2021.

The wide-ban features large pages, high-quality paper, fold-out color illustrations, and special boxes to store each volume in.

[1] A Bride's Story is also licensed for regional language releases by Ki-oon in France,[20] Tokyopop Germany in Germany,[21] J-Pop Manga in Italy,[22] Norma Editorial in Spain,[23] Studio JG in Poland,[24] Punainen jättiläinen in Finland,[25] Level Comics in Indonesia,[26] Daewon C.I.

[33][34] The series also won the Prix Intergénérations ("Intergenerational Award") at France's Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2012.

[37][38] The American Library Association's YALSA division included the first volume on its list of Great Graphic Novels For Teens in 2012.