Bella Poldark : A Novel of Cornwall, 1818-1820

The twelfth book in Winston Graham's classic Poldark saga, now a major TV series from Masterpiece PBS.

Cornwall 1818

We continue the tale of Ross and Demelza; of the wayward Valentine Warleggan, whose existence keeps open the old wounds of the feud between Ross and George; of Bella, the Poldarks' youngest daughter, whose precocious talent as a singer is encouraged by her old flame, Christopher Havergal, and by a distinguished French conductor, who has more in mind than Bella's music; of Clowance, the Poldarks' widowed daughter, who considers remarriage to one of two rival suitors; and of a murderer who stalks the villages of west Cornwall.

In his Poldark series, Winston Graham explores the complications of love lost and the class struggle of early 19th-century England with a light comic touch. Bella Poldark is the final Poldark book.

“A distinct pleasure and outstanding in the genre.” —Kirkus Reviews

“From the incomparable Winston Graham. . . who has everything that anyone else has, and then a whole lot more.” —Guardian (UK)

“Ross is one of literature’s great heroes . . . [with] elements of Darcy, Heathcliff, Rhett Butler and Robin Hood.” —Debbie Horsfield