Cashelmara
A Adult, Romance, Historical Romance book. before he died Francis father had ordered that the gutters and gargoyles be painted...
In nineteenth-century Ireland, the De Salis family carries on through times of both riches and hardship, but their hard-won resilience will be threatened by tragedy of their own makingWhen Edward de Salis travels to America after the death of his first wife, he is astonished to find himself falling in love with Marguerite, a young woman many years his junior. Full of hope for the future, he returns to his Irish estate, Cashelmara, but in nineteenth-century Ireland—a country racked by poverty and famine—his family eventually becomes trapped in a sinister spiral of violence that Edward could never have foreseen. Cashelmara follows the fortunes of three generations as they struggle to survive both the tragedies of history and their own chaotic lives. This ebook features an illustrated biography...
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- Pages: 338 pages
- ISBN: 9781453263426 / 0
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Spring was approaching at last. Susan Howatch, Cashelmara // before he died Francis father had ordered that the gutters and gargoyles be painted gold, and the innovation had enabled the house to achieve a new and unbelievable pitch of vulgarity. I am incapable of further description; all I can add is that Greek ideas had married Gothic affectations in the architectural plans, and the marriage had not been a happy one. Susan Howatch, Cashelmara //
Read last year: am reviewing to make the historical connections.The story is a retelling of the latter end of Edward I's reign through to the beginning of Edward III. However it is told via a more modern scenario centred around an Irish estate called Cashelmara. Edward de Salis (Edward I) also has estates in England and is very wealthy.... Reminded of this book recently, and it took a while to remember the title, so I'm recording it on my list here, as I'd really like to revisit it again soon. This is a story I've read a couple of times already. It's not great literature, but I did find it compelling, something about it just captured me. Ive always been a fan of big fat sagas, and Cashelmara did not disappoint. Set in Ireland in the 19th century, we follow three generations of the wealthy de Salis family. As with all sagas, secrets and scandals abound, but the twist here is that the fictional de Salises are based on Edwards I, II and III of England.If you know the three...
