A longtime and loyal reader of all things written by
Barbara
Taylor Bradford, she has done it again. THE CAVENDON
WOMEN
has the perfect formula from the first to the last page.
The Inghams, an English aristocratic family lives at regal
Cavendon Hall, served for decades by the Swann family,who
are bound by legend and their motto "Loyal over
everything."
Charles Ingham, 6th Earl of Mowbray, head of the family,
has raised his four D's, his lovely daughters, Daphne,
Diedre, DeLacy, and Dulcie. His wife, Felicity left to be
with surgeon Lawrence Pierce, never returning to Cavendon
Hall or her family.
His son and heir Miles, works hard to keep the beloved
estate in good repair.
In those times future heirs dominate their destinies and
choices.
Miles is and has been in love with Cecily Swann since
childhood when they were
best friends, later sweethearts when they visited the
attics together to discover sex. However, it was not
possible for the future Earl to marry out of his class.
The suitable pick was Clarissa Meldrew, daughter of Lord
Meldrew. Their marriage was unhappy, no heirs were
produced, Clarissa hated Cavendon and moved to town into
a
home her father bought for her. The love affair of Miles
and Cecily continues as Clarissa refuses to give Miles a
divorce.
The vivid descriptions of events, details of the
beautiful
clothing worn by the ladies, the presentations of the
plentiful food and wines was enjoyable.
The love at first sight between handsome beyond
belief,actor, James Brentwood and Dulcie was sweet and my
favorite. As the years pass Cavendon Hall, one of the
great
stately homes of England sees many changes. There is
much
intertwining of the Inghams and Swanns, the family saga
continues and the question is posed, when will the next
sequel be? I have a special place in my library already
reserved for it. Thank you Mrs. Bradford for another
winner.
Cavendon Women, the stunning sequel to Barbara Taylor
Bradford’s Cavendon Hall follows the Inghams’ and the
Swanns’ journey from a family weekend in the summer of
1926
through to the devastation of the Wall Street crash of
1929.
It all begins on a summer weekend in July of 1926 when,
for
the first time in years, the earl has planned a family
weekend. As the family members come together, secrets,
problems, joys, and sorrows are revealed. As old enemies
come out of the shadows and the Swanns’ loyalty to the
Ingham gets tested in ways none of them could have
predicted, it’s up to the Cavendon women to band together
and bring their family into a new decade, and a new way of
life.
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