Warleggan - (Poldark) by Winston Graham (Paperback)

About the Book

"When Ross Poldark plunges into a highly speculative mining venture, he risks not only his family's financial security but also his already-turbulent marriage. When his old flame Elizabeth Warleggan reenters his life, Ross is tested like never before. But soon, his wife, Demelza, retaliates, becoming dangerously involved with a handsome Scottish cavalry officer of her own. With the looming threat of bankruptcy and scandal, the Poldarks now face the possibility of disaster on all fronts. Will they be able to keep it together before everything falls apart? A tale of romance, revenge, and risk, Warleggan brings you characters and rivalries you won't soon forget"--

Book Synopsis

Warleggan presents the gripping fourth novel in Winston Graham's classic Poldark saga, the major TV series from Masterpiece on PBS.

When Ross Poldark plunges into a highly speculative mining venture, he risks not only his family's financial security but also his already-turbulent marriage. When his old flame Elizabeth Warleggan re-enters his life, Ross is tested like never before. But soon, his wife Demelza retaliates, becoming dangerously involved with a handsome Scottish cavalry officer of her own.

With the looming threat of bankruptcy and scandal, the Poldarks now face the possibility of disaster on all fronts. Will they be able to keep it together before everything falls apart?

A tale of romance, revenge, and risk, Winston Graham's Warleggan brings you characters and rivalries you won't soon forget.

Review Quotes

"A distinct pleasure and outstanding in the genre." -Kirkus Reviews

"From the incomparable Winston Graham...who has everything that anyone else has, then a whole lot more." -Guardian

"Ross is one of literature's great heroes . . . [with] elements of Darcy, Heathcliff, Rhett Butler and Robin Hood." -Debbie Horsfield

About the Author

WINSTON GRAHAM is the author of more than forty novels, including Cordelia, Marnie, The Walking Stick, Stephanie, and the Poldark series. His novels have been translated into seventeen languages. Six of his books have been made into films, the most notable being Marnie directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Two television series made from the Poldark novels were broadcast in twenty-two countries. Graham was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and in 1983 was awarded the OBE. He died in 2003.