I finished the twelfth and last Poldark book last night. When I read book eleven it said that it was the last book but the author managed to write one more before he passed away.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poldark
I looked forward to each book as I finished the previous one. One or two were a bit slow and were obvious bridges to the next big thing in the saga but all were very worth while reading. I would regale the Missus with the latest Poldark update on our nightly walks until she told me 'no more Poldark'.
I am sad that the series is over. Obviously 12 books is enough and the story has to end sometime but couldn't we have just one more? I grew to know the characters and the author would introduce another memorable person every couple of books who would become integral to the story line. Winston Graham was a fantastic story teller and his historical detail was great. His detailing of Waterloo made the battle real as seen from the company commander's viewpoint for example.
I hope someone that I know will take up the series so we can discuss them sometime.
As an aside, I was able to source all of the books from our two library systems. Once again I say that a well stocked and well run library system is the best example of a progressive (and I don't mean that in the political sense) society.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poldark
I looked forward to each book as I finished the previous one. One or two were a bit slow and were obvious bridges to the next big thing in the saga but all were very worth while reading. I would regale the Missus with the latest Poldark update on our nightly walks until she told me 'no more Poldark'.
I am sad that the series is over. Obviously 12 books is enough and the story has to end sometime but couldn't we have just one more? I grew to know the characters and the author would introduce another memorable person every couple of books who would become integral to the story line. Winston Graham was a fantastic story teller and his historical detail was great. His detailing of Waterloo made the battle real as seen from the company commander's viewpoint for example.
I hope someone that I know will take up the series so we can discuss them sometime.
As an aside, I was able to source all of the books from our two library systems. Once again I say that a well stocked and well run library system is the best example of a progressive (and I don't mean that in the political sense) society.
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