Winston Graham Libri

Cornovaglia, 1783. Ross Poldark, tornato esausto dalla guerra per l'esercito inglese, scopre che la sua promessa sposa, Elizabeth, sta per sposare un altro uomo, a causa delle voci sulla sua presunta morte. La sua casa, Nampara, è in rovina, trascurata da vecchi servi fedeli ma alcolisti. Devastato dalla perdita, Ross decide di rimettere in sesto Nampara e di risollevare gli affari di famiglia, dedicandosi alla coltivazione delle terre e all'apertura di una nuova miniera. Riceve aiuto dalla cugina Verity, dai due servi e da Demelza, una giovane ragazza che ha salvato da un pestaggio e che inizia a lavorare con lui come sguattera. Nella ventosa Cornovaglia, aspra come la vita dei minatori, si intrecciano i destini della famiglia Poldark: Ross, il forte e affascinante protagonista; Verity, gentile e solidale; Elizabeth, tormentata da preoccupazioni; e Demelza, che, trasformata in una bellissima donna, è determinata a conquistare il cuore dell'uomo che le ha cambiato la vita.

Poldark is a series of historical novels by Winston Graham, published from 1945 to 1953 and continued from 1973 to 2002.[1] The first novel, Ross Poldark, was named for the protagonist of the series. The novel series was adapted twice for television by the BBC, firstly in 1975 and later in 2015. The series comprises 12 novels: the first seven are set in the 18th century, concluding in Christmas 1799; the remaining five are concerned with the early years of the 19th century and the lives of the descendants of the previous novels' main characters. Graham wrote the first four Poldark books during the 1940s and 1950s. Following a long hiatus, he decided to resume the series and published The Black Moon in 1973. Provided by Wikipedia

The Angry Tide is the seventh novel in Winston Graham's hugely popular Poldark series, which has become a television phenomenon starring Aidan Turner.Cornwall, towards the end of the 18th century. Ross Poldark sits for the borough of Truro as Member of Parliament - his time divided between London and Cornwall, his heart divided about his wife, Demelza. His old feud with George Warleggan still flares - as does the illicit love between Morwenna and Drake, Demelza's brother. Before the new century dawns, George and Ross will be drawn together by a loss greater than their rivalry - and Morwenna and Drake by a tragedy that brings them hope . . .The Angry Tide is followed by the eighth book in the Poldark series, The Stranger From The Sea.

The eleventh novel in the legendary Poldark saga. Cornwall, 1815: Demelza sees a horseman riding down the valley and senses disruption to the domestic contentment she has fought so hard to achieve. For Ross has little option but to accept the summons - and travel to Paris with his family, as an "observer" of the French armed forces. Parisian life begins well with an exhilarating round of balls and parties. But the return of Napoleon brings separation, distrust and danger to the Poldarks... and always for Demelza, there is the shadow of the secret she does not even share with Ross.

Demelza, the miner's daughter that Poldark rescued from a fairground rabble, is now his wife. Demelza's efforts to adapt to the ways of the gentry bring her confusion and heartache, despite the joy in the birth of their first child. Additionally the seeds of dispute with Warleggan are sown.

This is a compelling novel of counterfeit perfumes and counterfeit emotions . . . of twists and turns of the story and the knife. In it, there is a romantic flash of green at sunset--and the deadly flash of steel at the end.