Memoirs of a Private Man

The Forgotten Story

Demelza is the second book in Winston Graham's hugely popular Poldark series, which has become a television phenomenon starring Aidan Turner. Demelza Carne, the impoverished miner's daughter Ross Poldark rescued from a fairground rabble, is now his wife. But the events of these turbulent years test their marriage and their love. Demelza's efforts to adapt to the ways of the gentry - and her husband - bring her confusion and heartache, despite her joy in the birth of their first child. Ross begins a bitter struggle for the rights of the mining communities - and sows the seed of an enduring enmity with powerful George Warleggan. Demelza is followed by Jeremy Poldark, the third title in this blockbuster series set in 18th century Cornwall.

DEMELZA

1783. Après avoir pris part à la Guerre d'Indépendance, le jeune et fougueux Ross Poldark quitte l'armée britannique et l'Amérique pour retrouver les siens.      
       C'est un homme blessé qui rejoint ses falaises de Cornouailles. Là, il trouve le domaine familial en déshérence : son père vient de mourir et Elizabeth, sa fiancée, a rompu sa promesse pour en épouser un autre...      
       Se repliant sur lui-même, il décide de relancer le domaine. Agriculture, élevage, prospection minière, il se bat sur tous les fronts. Et se lie même avec ses fermiers et ouvriers - quitte à se brouiller avec ses proches et l'aristocratie locale.      
       Un jour, lors d'une foire aux bestiaux, il prend la défense d'une fillette de treize ans, Demelza, qu'il ramène chez lui et engage à son service comme domestique.      
       Les années passent, Demelza s'épanouit. Et ce qui devait arriver... Quitte à choquer une fois de plus les bien-pensants, Ross n'écoutera que son coeur.             
    Auteur de quelque trente romans,         Winston Graham

Poldark Tome 1 : les falaises de Cornouailles

The Four Swans is the sixth novel in Winston Graham's sweeping series of Cornwall, Poldark.Cornwall 1795-1797. Although Ross Poldark - now something of a war hero - seems secure in his hard-won prosperity, a new dilemma faces him in the sudden infatuation of a young naval officer for his wife Demelza.All four women - the four swans - whose lives touch Ross's, face a crisis in these years. For his wife Demelza, his old love Elizabeth, his friend's new wife Caroline and for the unhappy Morwenna Chynoweth these are times of stress and conflict. br>The Four Swans is followed by the seventh book in the Poldark series, The Angry Tide.

THE FOUR SWANS - A NOVEL OF CORNWALL 1795-1797

1790. Sept ans après avoir regagné son Angleterre natale, Ross Poldark est parvenu à sauver le domaine familial en déshérence et à relancer l activité minière. Mais des menaces planent en ce mois de septembre. Une famille de banquiers, les Warleggan, tente de prendre le contrôle de ses affaires, pourtant peu florissantes. Et Ross suspecte son cousin Francis d être de leur côté pour assouvir sa vengeance. Ross est dans le même temps accusé d avoir pillé deux navires qui se sont échoués non loin de chez lui. S il est reconnu coupable, il risque la mort... Demelza, qu il avait recueillie puis épousée, se bat pour le défendre. Mais leur amour résistera-t-il à la tempête ?

Au-delà de la tempête (Poldark, #2)

From the author of Poldark, the bestselling book and hit television series. Brook Ferguson is compelled into marriage by his domineering father after being widowed in mysterious circumstances .

Cordelia

The Four Swans is the masterful sixth novel in Winston Graham's hugely popular Poldark series, which has become a television phenomenon starring Aidan Turner. Cornwall 1795-1797. Although Ross Poldark - now something of a war hero - seems secure in his hard-won prosperity, a new dilemma faces him in the sudden infatuation of a young naval officer for his wife Demelza. All four women - the four swans - whose lives touch Ross's, face a crisis in these years. For his wife Demelza, his old love Elizabeth, his friend's new wife Caroline and for the unhappy Morwenna Chynoweth these are times of stress and conflict. The Four Swans is followed by the seventh book in the Poldark series, The Angry Tide.

The Four Swans - A Novel of Cornwall 1795-1797

From the author of Poldark, the bestselling book and hit television series. When the beautiful young daughter of a prominent gentleman is found dead the coroner is naturally reluctant to bring a verdict of suicide. Were there murderous intentions behind this mysterious death?Between Goa, India, Oxford, and London, Winston Graham introduces an absorbing cast of characters: Stephanie, a happy young woman with a brilliant future; Errol Colton, her worldly lover; James, her father, a man of courage and determination who will fight for justice even if it costs him his life; and Nari, a young Indian blackmailed into degradation. When Stephanie discovers that Errol is not at all what she believed him to be, she must make a choice about what to do with his secret. If someone finds out that she knows, her life, as well as her lover's, will be at risk .

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