TY - BOOK AU - Montefiore,Santa TI - The girl in the castle: a novel SN - 0062490796 PY - 2016/// CY - New York, NY PB - William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers KW - Women KW - Ireland KW - Fiction KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Historical fiction KW - lcgft N1 - "Originally published as Songs of Love and War in Great Britain in 2015 by Simon & Schuster UK Ltd."--Title page verso N2 - "Santa Montefiore presents the first book in a trilogy that follows three Irish women through the decades of the twentieth century"--; 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 ER -