Winston Graham

Ross Poldark is now the MP for Truro, but his old feud with George Warleggan still continues.  Book 7 of series.

The ongoing feud between Ross Poldark and George Warleggan continues through to the younger generation in this.  Book 12 of series

The birth of a son to Elizabeth and George Warleggan serves only to accentuate the rift between the Poldark and Warleggan families.  Book 5 of series

Demelza Carne, the impoverished miner's daughter Ross Poldark rescued from a fairground rabble, is now his wife. But the events of these turbulent years test their marriage and their love. Demelza's efforts to adapt to the ways of the gentry - and her husband - bring her confusion and heartache, despite her joy in the birth of their first child. Ross begins a bitter struggle for the rights of the mining communities - and sows the seed of an enduring enmity with powerful George Warleggan.  Book 2 of series.

The latter years of the reign of Elizabeth I brought peace and stability to most of England, but not to the people of coastal Cornwall who were constantly under threat from a Spanish invasion. This crisis is seen through the eyes of Maughan Killigrew.

Ross Poldark faces charges of having plundered two ships wrecked on the beach below his house. If charged, the sentence will be death.  Book 3 in series.

In 1813 lying half-forgotten in a dank cave, a silver cup still haunts the lives of the Poldark and Warleggan families.  Book 10 of series.

Marnie appears to be charming and efficient. But inwardly she is a rebel against society and the law. She starts working for a small family firm and as Mark Rutland, the younger partner, forces his way into Marnie’s world he becomes desperate to understand her. Why is she so cynical, so uncaring? Why is she a thief and a liar? Who is the real Marnie? Mark sets a trap - but it is not only Marnie who is caught ...

An insight into the unassuming side of the writer whose bestselling novels and their television adaptations have won over the hearts of millions. Graham's is a life of success, often excess, yet he never loses sight of its foundations: his love of his wife Jean, companion of fifty years, and his love of words.

1812: Ross and Demelza receive some surprising and worrying news. Clowance, newly returned from London, finds that her association with Stephen Carrington brings both happiness and heartache.  Book 9 of series.

Set in Cornwall in the late 18th century, Ross Poldark returns from war to find that the girl he intends to marry is engaged to his cousin.  Book 1 of series.

Whilst Ross Poldark is in Portugal, Jeremy rescues a stranger, Stephen Carrington, whose arrival changes all their lives.  Book 8 of series.

The Poldark household is disrupted when Ross has to accept a summons and travel to Paris with his family as an 'observer' of the French army.  Book  11 of series

Born as the Napoleonic Wars end, Emma Spry the disfigured younger daughter grows up without affection. Here she tells her story with blunt and beguiling honesty.

Ross Poldark's speculative mining venture threatens his family's financial security and his turbulent marriage.  Book 4 of series.