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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

Winston Graham, kawaler Orderu Imperium Brytyjskiego, jest najbardziej znany jako autor bestsellerowego cyklu powieści historycznych o rodzinie Poldarków. Cordelia to powieść, w której po raz kolejny ujawnia on talent do snucia intrygujących, oddających ducha epoki fabuł. Manchester, 1867 rok. Brook Ferguson, owdowiały w tajemniczych okolicznościach i zmuszony do ponownego małżeństwa przez apodyktycznego ojca Fredericka, żeni się z piękną Cordelią, dziewczyną o silnym charakterze. Kiedy Cordelia wprowadza się do domu Fergusonów, rozpoczyna się cicha wojna o dominację między nią a teściem. W dusznej atmosferze okazałej wiktoriańskiej rezydencji, w której mieszka również dwoje ekscentrycznych członków rodziny Fergusonów, dochodzi do coraz częstszych konfliktów o błahostki, a każda drobna oznaka buntu jest traktowana jak wielka zdrada. W końcu napięcie sprawia, że Cordelia zaczyna czuć potrzebę czegoś nowego. W tym momencie w jej życiu pojawia się Stephen Crossley, dowcipny, sympatycznie uśmiechnięty właściciel teatru. Kordelia musi podjąć najtrudniejszą decyzję – lojalność czy miłość? Cordelia to romans gotycki, kipiący od namiętności, pełen mrocznego humoru i melancholii – współczesna klasyka tego gatunku.

The third book in the legendary Poldark sagaCornwall 1790. Ross Poldark faces the darkest hour of his life. Accused of wrecking two ships, he is to stand trial at the Bodmin Assizes.Despite their stormy married life, Demelza has tried to rally support for her husband. But there are enemies in plenty who would be happy to see Ross convicted, not least George Warleggan, the powerful banker, whose personal rivalry with Ross grows ever more intense.'From the incomparable Winston Graham ... who has everything that anyone else has, then a whole lot more' Guardian

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.

Cornwall, 1818-1820The stories of the Poldark family—Ross, the strong, independent squire and his beautiful, outspoken wife Demelza; their son Jeremy; their talented, headstrong daughter Bella; and their long-standing feud with humorless landowner Sir George Warleggan—have sold millions of copies, and in the 1970s were made into the most widely watched TV series of the decade. Now, the twelfth and final novel brings the family story to a close—with Bella taking center stage, moving between her home at Nampara on the rugged Cornish coast and the wildly exciting world of the theater in London and Europe at the beginning of the 19th century.

In this mystery, the police must figure out why Lynn Granville has left her husband Michael. Could it be because he is never at home; because at work Michael has an extremeley attractive new assistant whose marriage has its own problems; or because she herself has created a new life that does not involve him? And why are the police taking such a criminal view on what surely must be a domestic case?