I have long resisted buying this book as I read it once from the library and was saddened when tragedy struck a much loved character; having spin-off effects on the rest of the close-knit, fictitious (but written so well and in depth they become like real people) family that I love so much. Otherwise, it would be five stars, but I can't describe it as a totally enjoyable read, due to the tragedy…Very sensitively and realistically handled, though. The historic time and the ongoing relationships of the Poldarks and Warleggans (including the next generation) in the changing historic context still brilliantly portrayed.
