R.F. Delderfield's brilliant saga of the Swann family has captivated readers since its first appearance. This is the first book in the trilogy, followed by THEIRS WAS THE KINGDOM and GIVE US THIS DAY.
It's 1906 on the eve of a General Election. Sir Hector Fanshawe Scott MP is at his large suburban home about to give a speech to his constituents. Little does he know that his house is about to be invaded by an intrepid Suffragette, who will have a dramatic effect on the residents...|4 women, 2 men
R. F. Delderfield concludes his bestselling A Horseman Riding By saga of twentieth-century England with a novel that follows the Craddock family through the end of World War II and the challenges of a new era
Paul Craddock's village in rural Devon has endured despite the heartbreak and sorrows of war. The landowner and his family have also known their share of loss. But now, as England struggles to rebuild in the aftermath of World War II, he...
A great read for fans of PBS's Poldark and Downton Abbey-first in the saga of a man returning from battle to an estate in the pre-WWI English countryside.
After serving his country in the Boer War, injured Lieutenant Paul Craddock returns to England to resume civilian life. But things have changed since he joined the Imperial Yeomanry three years ago. His father has died, leaving Paul as heir to a scrap metal business he has no intention of ...
A rural English family endures as the Great War ends-and more storm clouds loom-in this saga from the New York Times-bestselling author of the Avenue novels.
Through hard work and love of the land, Boer War vet Paul Craddock has transformed the sprawling West Country estate of Shallowford. With his wife and three children he enjoys a peaceful country life. But war has begun its inevitable march across England, and this remote corner of Devon...
From one of the twentieth century's bestselling authors, R.F. Delderfield, this is a book about one man's dissatisfaction with his small life, and his desire to break free.
This stirring saga follows seven comrades and heroes through the tumult of the Napolianic Wars as they fight for their lives from Austria to Portugal, from France to Russia, until they confront their destiny at Waterloo. Drawn from stories left behind by the soldiers of the First Empire, this dramatic tale rings true in both triumph and defeat.
They set out as ten who must wend their way out from behind French lines in Portugal and back to the British army. This tale of the Peninsular campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars offers an unforgetable adventure.
This masterful saga of Bonaparte's 26 military marshals is set against the brutal and dramatic backdrop of the French Revolution, Napoleon's rise to power, conquests, and fall, and the Bourbon restoration.
