The Maiden, Cynthia HarrodEagles
The Maiden, Cynthia HarrodEagles
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The Maiden
The Morland Dynasty, Book 8

Author: Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

Narrator: Terry Wale

Unabridged: 14 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2012


Synopsis

1720: political intrigue besets the kingdom as the Stuarts try to claim the throne occupied by the Hanoverians and the Morlands have to use all their wiles to keep their fortunes intact.

Jeremy Morland, sole heir to his father's will, has no option but to marry to cold-hearted Lady Mary to secure Hanoverian protection and safeguard his inheritance. Then the rebellion of '45 and the bloody massacre at Culloden thrust his daughter Jemima into the spotlight as the saviour of the family.

Independent, single-minded, and a rare beauty, Jemima is a capable caretaker of the Morland heritage. Although Morland Place and its lands suffer from the excesses of her dissolute husband, Jemima's quiet courage earns her an abiding love and loyalty.

About Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

Cynthia Harrod-Eagles is the author of the hugely popular Morland Dynasty novels, which have captivated and enthralled readers for decades. She is also the author of the contemporary Bill Slider mystery series, as well as her recent series, Ashmore Castle, and War at Home, which is an epic family drama set against the backdrop of World War I. Cynthia's passions are music, wine, horses, architecture and the English countryside.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mary

The 6th book in the Morland Dynasty series is the reason I abandoned the series back in the 80's after enjoying the first 200 years or so of the Morland family. I honestly wanted to slap Annunciata because she became so shallow and stupid in the book, and her children weren't much better. Over 20 ye......more

Goodreads review by Marcia

My least favorite of the Morland books so far. I don't like the Hanovers or the Stuarts. None of this generation of Morlands are particularly likable either. A dull period in English history was not made any more interesting.......more

Goodreads review by Jane

As I read further into this series, I am reminded of the opening line of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina: "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." Each new generation of the family seems to find new and different ways to be unhappy, whether through personal misunderstand......more