The Girl in the Castle, Santa Montefiore
The Girl in the Castle, Santa Montefiore
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The Girl in the Castle
A Novel

Author: Santa Montefiore

Narrator: Genevieve Swallow

Unabridged: 17 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 09/27/2016

Synopsis

Ireland. The early twentieth century. Two girls on the cusp of womanhood. A nation on the brink of war. Hear their story — and see why JOJO Moyes says that ""Nobody does epic romance like Santa Montefiore."" Born on the ninth day of the ninth month in the year 1900, Kitty Deverill grows up in Castle Deverill, on the sunning green ghills of West Cork, Ireland — the same place her ancestors have always dwelled. She isn't fully Irish, as the son of the local veterinarian likes to tease her; but this doesn't stop Kitty and Jack O'Leary from falling in love... Bridie Doyle, daughter to Castle Deverill's cook, cherishes her friendship with Kitty. Yet she can’t help dreaming of someday having wealth, having glamour, having... more. And when she discovers Kitty's darkest secret, Bridie finds herself growing to resent the girl in the castle who seems to have it all.As Irish and British forces collide in Southern Ireland, Jack enlists to fight — and Kitty throws herself into the cause for Irish liberty, running messages and ammunition between the rebels. But , her allegiance to her family and her friends will soon be tested... and when Castle Deverill comes under attack, the only home and life she’s ever known are threatened. A powerful story of love, loyalty, and friendship, The Girl in the Castle is an exquisitely written novel set against the magical, captivating landscape of Ireland — perfect for fans of DOWNTON ABBEY and KATE MORTON.Also published as The Irish Girl available in paperback.

About Santa Montefiore

Santa Montefiore was born in England. She went to Sherborne School for Girls in Dorset and studied Spanish and Italian at Exeter University. She has written sixteen bestselling novels, which have been translated into thirty different languages and have sold more than two million copies worldwide.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lindsay L

3.5 stars. A charming historical fiction tale set in the early 1900’s in Ireland and England. The story follows three young women whose connection weaves thick and thin throughout several years and many life changing situations. One of the best aspects of this novel is that it largely revolves aroun......more

Goodreads review by Zoe

Insightful, riveting, and incredibly atmospheric! Songs of Love and War is an intriguing tale that sweeps you to Co. Cork in the early 1900s when Ireland is full of unrest and upheaval not only due to the Great War being waged on the fields of Europe but in their own countryside where the simmering a......more

Goodreads review by Tina

This is the third book I have read by Santa Montefiore and I can flat out state it won't be the last. I very much enjoyed The Beekeeper's Daughter as well as Secrets of the Lighthouse. Now this book, The Girl in the Castle, captured me immediately. If you like stories set in Ireland, reading a bit of......more

Goodreads review by Emily

Montefiore's writing is a sweeping saga, grand in its scope, and thorough in its viewpoints from different characters that each play their own role. However when it came down to it, I had to dislike Montefiore's ideas of faithfulness and love or lack thereof. None of the three main girls knew how to......more

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