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Wideacre, The Favoured Child, Meridon by Philippa Gregory |
A sweeping 18th century soap opera, this trilogy traces the fortunes and misfortunes (and the latter are legion) of three generations of Lacey women: Beatrice, proud, passionate and driven to desperate measures by a blind desire to possess Wideacre, the Laceys' ancestral estate; Julia, loving and generous yet drawn despite herself into the legacy of her mother's obsession, and Meridon, raised by gypsies, canny, cold and hard, who dreams of a place called 'Wide'. Murder, incest, inevitability, romance, rightful heirs and a smattering of social commentary all rolled into one long saga. And a happy ending to boot, at least if you read all three in succession.
(Siobhan Thomson - bwl 26 October 2004 ) |
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