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The Homecoming

Published
2002
Language
English

Synopsis

As the English Civil War draws to a close, the Morland family must navigate the dangerous transition from Cromwell's Commonwealth to the restoration of the monarchy. While some members fight to reclaim their ancestral lands, others struggle to find their place in a rapidly changing London society. This installment follows the family's efforts to rebuild their legacy amidst political shifts and personal betrayals.

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Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

Cynthia Harrod-Eagles was born on 13 August 1948 in Shepherd's Bush, London, England, where was educated at Burlington School, a girls' charity school founded in 1699, and at the University of Edinburgh and University College London, where she studied English, history and philosophy. She had a variety of jobs in the commercial world, starting as a junior cashier at Woolworth's and working her way down to Pensions Officer at the BBC. She wrote her first novel while at university and in 1972 w...

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