2 x SHEELAGH KELLY Shoddy Prince + A Complicated Woman

These soft cover books are in excellent condition there is one crease down the spine of Shoddy Prince other than that you would think they are brand new and have never been read.

Shoddy Prince

An epic saga of romance and adventure set in turn-of-the-century York up to and including the First World War. Sheelagh Kelly is the well known author of the Feeney Saga, as well as being a regular entrant on the Guardian Top 100 Bestseller list. Shoddy Prince is the first volume in a major new series.

A Complicated Woman

A Deeply Moving Saga of the Search for LoveSet in New York and Australia between the World Wars, A Complicated Woman follows the fortunes of Oriel Maguire, whose parents' enthralling story was told in Shoddy Prince.

After 22 years' estrangement, Bright Maguire and Nat Prince have been joyously reunited and plan to start a new life in Melbourne. Only after much agonizing thought can their daughter Oriel put aside her opposition to the father who deserted her and decide to go too.

The horrors of the Great War have retreated, leaving a thirst for excitement and frivolity, and Oriel is one of the many gay young things eager to cast aside the restrictions of the bygone era. But unresolved tensions from her past have left her ill-equipped for life in the wider world and her air of loneliness and eagerness to be loved make her an easy victim for those who would take advantage. Committing one folly after another, she stumbles from a disastrous liason into an unwise marriage that results in scandal and ruin, propelling her to the brink of tragedy. Only then does she come face to face with the truth about herself, become reconciled to her family and claim the man she has dared to love.

I have lots of other books listed and will combine postage.