Demelza, Winston Graham
Demelza, Winston Graham
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Demelza
A Novel of Cornwall, 1788-1790

Author: Winston Graham

Series: POLDARK #2

Narrator: Clare Corbett

Unabridged: 14 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/14/2015


Synopsis

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

Demelza is a heartwarming, gripping, and utterly entertaining saga that brings to life an unforgettable cast of characters and one of the greatest love stories of our age.

An impoverished miner's daughter, Demelza Carne is now married to Ross Poldark, who once rescued her from a fairground brawl. Her efforts to adapt to the ways of the gentry--and her husband--place her in hilarious and embarrassing situations, through which she becomes self assured, mannered and lovely, and the birth of her first child brings a joy she never experienced before.

But tragedy strikes where least expected, and sows the seeds of an enduring rivalry for Ross Poldark and the powerful George Warleggan, and tests Ross and Demelza's marriage and their love...

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Photograph of Demelza: Mike Hogan. © Mammoth Screen Limited 2014.

About The Author

Winston Graham was the author of forty novels. His books have been widely translated and his famous Poldark series has been developed into two television series in twenty-four countries. Winston Graham was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and in 1983 was awarded the OBE.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jaline on February 07, 2019

In this second novel of the Poldark family saga from the late 1780’s in Cornwall, Ross makes an off-hand comment about a couple of possible ways to break the monopoly of the companies bidding for copper and keeping the prices at less than poverty level. As a result, he ends up spending the better pa......more

Goodreads review by Candi on December 21, 2021

"Loyalty is not a thing to be bought: it is freely given or withheld." 5 radiant stars! I thought I could perhaps get hooked on the Poldark series, but Demelza, the second book in the series, really sealed the deal for me! There is absolutely no turning back now – I am thoroughly invested in the live......more

Goodreads review by Andy on June 10, 2024

Well, it might have taken two books rather than one to make it happen, but I'm now completely in love with Ross and Demelza. This series is just wonderful!......more

Goodreads review by Karen on August 09, 2016

5 STARS I am completely engrossed in this series now. This is the second book in the Poldark series which was first published back in the 1940's. I was encouraged to read the books after first watching the recently released television series on BBC. The series centers around the life of Ross Poldark,......more

Goodreads review by Ken on February 07, 2019

I’m really enjoying the latest BBC adaptation of the Poldark saga, so of course I had to read the books! What I find really interesting is for a normal page to screen adaptation, it follows a book per series format. But with this show they’d opted for a two novels per season. That’s a 500+ page novel......more