The Talbot Saga: Books 1-4
(2025)(A book in the Talbot Saga series)
An omnibus of novels by Allie Cresswell
In the tradition of Pemberley, Manderley, Brideshead and Howard's End, The Talbot Saga introduces a house that is as much a character as those who inhabit its walls.
A sweeping saga spanning over two centuries of a house and those who lived in it.
The year is 1800. The Talbots are wealthy merchants, emerging as prominent members of the powerful British mercantile class. They entertain the leading lights of society in their London home and country mansion, but they own another property in the far north, where no guests are ever invited.
It is a secret. And those who reside there are never spoken of.
Situated in a curious hollow in the Yorkshire Moor, this manor is hidden away from the world. Revolutions, wars, the passing of monarchs, the rise and fall of political powers and even the changing fortunes of the Talbots themselves all occur seemingly at a far distance.
The house is self-contained, self-absorbed. It has its own vital presence. More than just an observer, it is part and parcel of the triumphs, loves and losses of those who reside within its walls. And those who dwell in it find it exerts a strange power. Once embroiled in the house's story, they find it almost impossible to tear themselves away.
By 2010 the house is in ruins and the last Talbot is struggling to keep body and soul together.
Can the house - and the family - find someone to save them?
The Talbot Saga is the epitome of the English Country House novel.
Genre: Historical
A sweeping saga spanning over two centuries of a house and those who lived in it.
The year is 1800. The Talbots are wealthy merchants, emerging as prominent members of the powerful British mercantile class. They entertain the leading lights of society in their London home and country mansion, but they own another property in the far north, where no guests are ever invited.
It is a secret. And those who reside there are never spoken of.
Situated in a curious hollow in the Yorkshire Moor, this manor is hidden away from the world. Revolutions, wars, the passing of monarchs, the rise and fall of political powers and even the changing fortunes of the Talbots themselves all occur seemingly at a far distance.
The house is self-contained, self-absorbed. It has its own vital presence. More than just an observer, it is part and parcel of the triumphs, loves and losses of those who reside within its walls. And those who dwell in it find it exerts a strange power. Once embroiled in the house's story, they find it almost impossible to tear themselves away.
By 2010 the house is in ruins and the last Talbot is struggling to keep body and soul together.
Can the house - and the family - find someone to save them?
The Talbot Saga is the epitome of the English Country House novel.
Genre: Historical
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