Bella Poldark

A Novel of Cornwall 1818-1820 (Poldark, Book 12)

By: Winston Graham

Narrated by: Oliver J. Hembrough

The 12th audiobook 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 audiobook.

©2002 Winston Graham (P)2017 Macmillan Digital Audio

You won't be disappointed

If you've made it this far in the series, you'll enjoy this! I didn't want the Poldark series to end, but this was a good way to go.

Last one best one!

Excellent all the way through! Oh how I’ll miss the Poldark’s! I loved binge-reading this series!

Marvelous!!!

A wonderful series, I wish PBS had stuck to the true storyline, they did not need to change anything. Love the development of the lives of everyone in the family!

Possibly My Favorite

I’m far from ready to say goodbye to the Poldark’s Cornwall. The second generation is as dear to me as the first. There were moments when I laughed out loud, and moments that I was close to tears. Graham artfully includes reminisces from the first 6 novels into this book as he brings his stories to a written conclusion. His hints at a future for the Poldarks and their loved ones that makes me want for more.

Wonderful ending to a long, beloved saga!

And the long story of love and marriage and children and legacy ends. How many other novels in a series chronicle so beautifully more than 35 years of love and life in one endearing family?

Best Book Series!

The Poldark series by Winston Graham is the best stories I've ever read. The characters are charming and well developed. The performance on Audible was outstanding. I just finished book 12 and loved every moment. I'm very sad there are no more, but am delighted with the experience.

I really need more

I’m completely invested in this series and need to know more ! I would love to know what happened to Henry and Clowance futures Bella’s marriage to Chris. I need to know more why did this have to end 😞

The wonderful use of words

After seeing the series on Prime I had to read the book. I could visualize the movie while listening to the story and it became real in my mind. It was really fabulous. Thanks for the ride. Sorry it was over

Some surprises, good and disappointing

As far as the audio goes, there were multiple times where there is not enough space between sections and they just go right into the other, changing scenes without a long enough pause. So if you’re not listening closely, you may miss that the scene changed.

I’m not sure if Winston Graham knew this would be his last book in the series, but there were several things about the story line that I would put in the category of “jumping the shark“. Not that they were bad they just didn’t seem to fit in with the other Poldark sub-plots. Definitely some surprises, one in particular that wrapped up one of the major themes of the series, while other themes sort of slowly vanished from mention. Still overall a very enjoyable story and the writing style and characters was superb as always.

Love Poldark series

I love all of the Poldark series book. They are among my favorites. The narrator does a wonderful job. However, in this series the sound is just off. When it was playing on my car stereo I even thought there was something wrong with my speakers. It’s just this book. The other series books sound good.