Book description
1772: Although George III reigns over a peaceful England, his colonies
in the Americas are claiming independence and a tide of revolutionary
fervour is gripping France. Allen Morland and his beloved wife Jemima
work unstintingly to bring Morland Plce back to its former glory. Their
seven children often bring them heartache, but they are sustained by
their love of each other. The Morland adventurer, Charles, emigrates to
Maryland in pursuit of the heiress Eugenie, but finds himself in the
midst of the American claim for independence. Meanwhile, Henry, the
family's bastard offshoot, pursues pleasure relentlessly but pennilessly
until he finds a niche for himself in the fashionable Parisian salons,
whilst outside revolution creeps closer. Cynthia Harrod Eagles won the
Young Writers Award with THE WAITING GAME. She has written over sixty
books, including thirty three volumes of the Morland Dynasty and the
acclaimed mystery series featuring Inspector Bill Slider.
