Demelza (The Poldark Saga)
by Winston Graham
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Author: Winston GrahamEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1996-02
ISBN: 0330344943
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Macmillan UK
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Book Review: Cornwall, 1788-1790
Summary: 5 Stars
Demelza Carne, now Mrs. Poldark, initially met in the last volume as an impoverished waif whom Ross rescues from bullies at a county fair, becomes in this literary outing one of the most engrossing characters in the series, and here we see her adjust to a life as foreign to the one of her upbringing as can be imagined. Ever a fey sort, the deep-simple-happy-jealous Demelza truly evolves in these pages in ways the static characters of so many other writers never do. She becomes self-assured, mannered and lovely, but never loses those charms which have their beginnings amid the landscapes of backward rural Cornwall. This book also introduces Julia Poldark, infant daughter of Ross and Demelza, a child born during the stormiest May in generations, a fact some see as an omen for the infant's future. Demelza, here I'm speaking of the 1946 novel, also continues its exploration of the lives of the other Poldarks beyond Nampara, especially those of Francis and Elizabeth, and particularly Ross's cousin Verity, long destined for old maid status and now attracted to a sea captain, Andrew Blamey, who was once convicted of killing his first wife during a drunken rage. As her love for Blamey increases, so does the fear and anger of Verity's protective brother, Francis, who views Blamey's reform---and motives---with suspicion. In this novel, tragedy strikes where least expected, and there is an act of frustratingly pointless betrayal, and the first stirrings of the sparks that later ignite in the decades-long Warleggan-Poldark feud are discernable. Throughout everything here there is Graham's masterful prose and impressive grasp of Cornish society and geography, as well as his unique understanding the ways and wherefores of late eighteenth-century England.
Summary of Demelza (The Poldark Saga)
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.
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