The girl in the castle : a novel / Santa Montefiore.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2016Copyright date: ©2015Description: 538, 27 pages ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0062490796
- 9780062490797
- 0062456857
- 9780062456854
- Songs of love and war
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Fiction | Montefio Santa | Available | 33111008558435 | |||||
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Main Library | Fiction | Montefio Santa | DC 1 | Available | 33111008478592 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Previously published as The Girl in the Castle
Ireland. The early twentieth century.
Two girls on the cusp of womanhood. A nation on the brink of war.
Read 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.
"Originally published as Songs of Love and War in Great Britain in 2015 by Simon & Schuster UK Ltd."--Title page verso.
"Santa Montefiore presents the first book in a trilogy that follows three Irish women through the decades of the twentieth century"-- Publisher.
Castle Deverill, nestled in the rolling Irish hills, is home to flame-haired Kitty Deverill. Her best friend is Bridie Doyle, the daughter of the castle's cook. Jack O'Leary, the vet's son, is always reminding Kitty that she isn't fully Irish; Bridie is jealous of Kitty's wealth and glamour. When the Irish revolt begins Jack enlists to fight, and Kitty throws herself into the cause for Irish liberty. Their lives are wrenched apart by betrayal, and when Castle Deverill comes under attack the only home Kitty has ever known is threatened.