The unforgettable first novel in the classic Stevenson Family Saga from epic master Malcolm MacdonaldJohn Stevenson is a just a foreman when a near-fatal accident bring young Nora Telling into his life. Her nimbleness of mind and his power of command enable them to take over the working mill and rescue it from catastrophe. Together with their friends the Thorntons-who are troubled by a marriage mismatched in passion-they are willing to risk any dare, commit themsel...

Published by St Martin's Press in New York and Piatkus in London in 1989, An Innocent Woman attracted the following notices:* A carefully wrought novel of character. Macdonald pens a delicate, almost dreamy tale of a woman who is determined to find her own way while still maintaining an accepted place in a society that keeps "respectable" women on a tight rein — Publishers Weekly* Admirers of Macdonald's portly, likable historical romances [will find this] a solid romance, ri...

Published by St Martin's Press in New York and Piatkus in London, in 1988, A Notorious Woman attracted the following notices:* A compelling tale, offering an interesting insight into Cornish life a century ago — Cornish Packet* These adventures of the beguiling Ms Rosewarne will keep a fair few enthralled during ... this summer — Manchester Evening News* Ably blends cogent social commentary with romance ... With its emphasis on moral propriety, tart repartee, and the a...

When this book was published by St Martin's Press in New York and Piatkus in London, 1986, it attracted the following notices:● Chatterley meets Manderley — Washington Post● Macdonald inherited all of R.F. Delderfield's fans. His sagas set in England are a joy to read — Columba - Midwest Review of Books● A highly readable, wonderfully emotional, and perfectly satyisfying fare for the sumptuous-saga lover — Rave Reviews● Routine, predictable, and humdrum romance,...

When this book was published by St Martin's Press in New York and Piatkus in London, in 1997, it attracted the following notices:Ultraprolific Irish author Macdonald's 27th book ... an amiable story full of iron-fibered characters and their agreeable wisechat as Macdonald unspools from his heart long passages of period description that seemingly celebrate his own powers of memory and the tug of the past. Appealing calendar art brought to life on a tide of romantic passion and much t...

When her husband dies and she is forced to take in paying guests, Harriet Harte feels she has come down in the world. For her lively and forward-thinking daughter Tamsin, however, their lapse from Society is a welcome release. No more tiresome balls, supper parties, and musical evenings for her; instead she is free to concentrate on her main ambition in life: to restore the family's fortunes by becoming Penzance's principal hotelier.There are, of course, obstacles in her path, such ...

When published by St Martin's Press in New York and Piatkus in London, in 1990. The book attracted the following notices:• By far the best of his West Country sagas ... a highly unusual profile of a woman of those times — Eastern Evening News• Macdonald succeeds wonderfully in capturing the feeling of Cornish village life, including its broad, rich humour. The legion of Winston Graham's Poldark fans will find, if they have not already done so, that Malcolm Ross is a worthy su...

The beloved and final novel in the classic Stevenson family saga from epic master Malcolm MacdonaldDaughter of the wealthy and storied Stevenson family, Abigail Stevenson should have been a creature of unawakened innocence. But one fateful day she tricks her maid, Annie, into telling her the facts of life, and soon comes to realize that the same shocking secret can be a glorious and life-enhancing mystery. Thus begins her path of passion and indomitable ambition that will lead her ...

When published by St Martin's Press and Piatkus in 1994, the novel attracted the following reviews: The setting for Macdonald's new historical romance is the Cornish town of Penzance during WWI, but it might as well be Peyton Place for all the secrets and sexual high-jinks it hosts. The pages don't exactly fly by but they do offer the well-wrought historical details, plot twists, and vivid characters his fans expect — Publishers WeeklyA tale of voluble and feisty young women who giv...

"The Dukes" is a magnificent novel about a family, with all the emotions, problems and drama of any large family — except that in this case the head of it, Augustus Clarence Fitzstephen Wrottesley Veitch du Bois, the Fourth Duke of St. Ormer, is about to die without an heir. A one-time intimate friend of the Prince Regent and Charles James Fox ... a landed magnate whose huge palace, Chalfont Abbey, is one of the great houses of England ... a rake who has sired many a bastard son and daught...

An abandoned baby leads a teenage girl to a brilliant career. In 1910 young teenager Jennifer Owen discovers an abandoned baby in a field, wrapped up with a penny for luck. Years later, with the help of society hostess Millicent Colston-Smart, she decides to track the child down. The trail (and that exact penny) leads to some startling discoveries for all concerned.When this book was first published by St Martin's Press in New York and Piatkus in London, in 1996, it attracted the f...

A practical guide for would-be novelists on that tricky first hurdle - the opening line and then the opening chapter of a novel. Novelist Malcolm Macdonald wrote 33 historical novels, published by Knopf, Simon & Shuster, St Martin's Press, and Sourcebooks in the USA and by Cape, Hodder, Headline, Piatkus and Severn House in the UK so he knows a thing or two about what works and doesn't work in the delicate art of capturing a new reader's attention and then holding it fast through that roll...