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The Four Swans
Book 6 in the Poldark series.
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Ross appears more secure after his wartime service, but the women around him face separate crises of marriage, desire, captivity and reputation. Demelza, Elizabeth, Caroline and Morwenna each become a different measure of how Georgian society confines women while pretending to protect them.
Set from 1795 to 1797, the novel keeps Cornwall connected to the French Revolutionary Wars through naval service, officers, rumours and political pressure. Its strength lies in showing how war and class do not remain outside the home: they alter courtship, inheritance, medical practice, friendship and the price of public scandal.
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