Martha was abandoned at birth at a convent but her feelings of rejection have been temporarily banished by a chance meeting with the impossibly charming JP Deverill, illegitimate son of Lord Bertie Deverill, once owner of the famous Castle Deverill in Ballinakelly. With lives intertwined, hearts broken, secrets unravelled, and battles won and lost, the final, enthralling chapter of the Deverill family is packed with high drama, heartbreaking emotion and Montefiore’s trademark insight and sensitivity. She, her flirtatious, womanizing husband, and their spoiled son are now the owners of Deverill Castle but Bridie feels as out of place as ever, not comfortable as the great lady of the manor but no longer Bridie the cook's daughter either. Kitty is terribly distraught by Bridie's ownership of the family home and the two formerly close friends remain completely estranged. I love this series - this is the second or third book in this series that I have read and I am determined to read them all!

Reading this novel I became in tune with Kitty and her feelings, following a young girl growing up and doing what is right for the greater good rather than for what one wants. Summer is not complete without a new novel from number one bestselling author Santa Montefiore THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP FIVE, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR - be swept away by the Deverill Chronicles. A rollercoaster of emotions, The Secret of the Irish Castle went from triumph to tragedy, heartbreak to happiness and fury to forgiveness which is what lies at the heart of the story. No problem as I quickly became immersed in the lives of the families in Ballinakelly in rural Ireland. Spanning the course of at least 100 years we follow the Deverill family and all there chaotic wrong doings during England and Ireland's political disputes.Centuries ago, a curse was placed upon the Deverills after taking a building a castle on the O'Leary land. Estoy contenta que haya sido el primer libro del año, este era su momento para leerlo porque lo disfruté muchísimo, hace rato no lloraba así con un libro pero al mismo tiempo reconfortó mi corazón, creo que el final es como debía ser aunque para dos personajes en específico hubiera querido otro. Martha Wallace lives with her family in Connecticut, but she is traveling to Ireland to find out who her birth mother is as she has recently found out she is adopted.

Goodwin gaat niet meer met haar mee, zij zal in Ballinakelly blijven en daar heeft ze haar redenen voor. Denna bok skulle vara den sista och avslutande delen i sviten om Deverill, men vad jag förstår är det ytterligare två på gång. And in its case, it would be fair to say that it is not just a family saga but a great stonking Irish soap opera with all the twists and turns appropriate to a television show.Readers who are coming to this after the other two books will not be surprised by any of the resolutions but readers who are picking this up without reading the other two books are likely to be a bit confused by the history they are missing. Doordat ze dit zo vakkundig aan de dag legt voel je je verbonden met alle personages; hun lief en leed, hun geheimen en hun angsten. We're always happy to answer any questions or queries you might have, please get in touch using one of the methods below. Las grandes protagonistas, Briddie, Kittie y Martha nos harán pasar un rato muy agradable salpicado con alguna que otra lagrimilla.