Demelza is the second book in the Poldark series by Winston Graham. The events in this book are also covered in the 2015 BBC tv series. It carries on from the first book, Ross Poldark, taking up where that one left off.
This is the cover and blurb for the book.
This book covers how Demelza grows into the role of wife of a gentleman and mother. Julia is born in May and become the focus of the Poldark household as Demelza and Ross adjust to being parents. They hold a chiristening party for their daughter which Demelza's father and new step mother unexpectedly attend and put the neighbours and guests at odds with her background.
Demelza's adjustment to society as a gentleman's wife, her relationship with Ross and his wider family are a running theme throughout this book. But Demelza's beauty, charm and warmness endear her to not only the people who rely on Ross for their livelihoods, but the neighbours of his class. Ross' relationship with authority, his cousin Francis and the Warleggan's, which could cause his downfall in a variety of ways is another constant theme.
Ross' friends Mark and Dwight (the doctor) also feature strongly in this book and befall their own scandals. Tragedy befalls the Poldarks and pushes Ross to be careless, which puts his freedom and everything he has at risk.
Despite having watched a large part of the action of this book during the first television series, I could barely put this book down and was very keen to read the following book. This book is followed by Jeremy Poldark.
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