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Pengarron Rivalry - Hardcover

Book 5 of 5: The Pengarron Sagas

Cook, Gloria

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Synopsis

The fifth volume in the enormously popular Pengarron saga
Kelynen, the youngest Pengarron daughter, is upset that her father has refused to allow her to run the estate alone. Instead he has ordered her selfish brother Luke to forget his playwriting career and return to Pengarron - much against Luke's will. Kelynen instead devotes much of her time to visiting the neighbouring estate of Chenhalls, where she becomes closely involved with the Tremayne family. But can she find happiness there?

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About the Author

Gloria Cook is the author of several well-loved Cornish novels, including Trevallion, Kilgarthen and Roscarrock, as well as the Pengarron series. She is Cornish born and bred, and lives in Truro. Her favourite pastime is exploring Cornwall's coast and countryside, and historical places. She is married with a grown-up family.

Reviews

The fifth in Cook's Pengarron series about a Cornish aristocratic family focuses on the loves and sibling rivalry of Sir Oliver's adult children. The youngest daughter, Kelynen, has been indulged by her father and allowed to help run the estate, something unheard of in 1780, but now she has to contend with her elder brother, Luke, and the knowledge that one day her home will be his. Her dissolute playwright brother then alienates Kelynen by telling her to get married. She goes to visit her sister, Livvy, who is having trouble in her marriage, and the two then visit a neighbor, Sir Rafe, who has hired Livvy to paint his portrait. Kelynen ends up staying on to look after Rafe's nephew, then falls in love with the much older Rafe against her family's wishes. Cook's fine series about this dynamic, hardworking, and wealthy family delves into lives filled with verve and enthusiasm and presents such vivid characters, readers keep coming back for more. Patty Engelmann
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