The Four Swans

A Novel of Cornwall, 1795-1797

By: Winston Graham

Narrated by: Oliver J. Hembrough

Length: 18 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

In the sixth book in the legendary Poldark saga, Ross is faced with a new battlefield, one involving the women whose lives are intertwined in his own.

Cornwall, 1795-1799: Although Ross Poldark, now something of a war hero, seems secure in his hard-won prosperity, a new dilemma faces him in the sudden infatuation of a young naval officer with his wife, Demelza. All four women - the four swans - whose lives touch Ross' face crises in these years. For his wife, Demelza; his old love, Elizabeth; his friend's new wife, Caroline; and the unhappy Morwenna Chynoweth, these are times of stress and conflict.

©1953 Winston Graham (P)2016 Macmillan Audio

A Most Beautiful Series

This book only excites and makes you hunger for the next one. I am loving it.

I am a fan of the Poldark series

Have you listened to any of Oliver J. Hembrough’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes and I prefer him. Because he varies his voice between the characters it's easy to follow along easily.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No.

Enjoying this series and characters.

I enjoyed listening to the characters develop and the twists and turns in the different storylines of of the four Swans. I keep hoping that Ross and Demelza will learn to communicate better with each other but this is the late 1700s...

Exciting end of this Novel

I think this would have to be my favorite novel of Mr. Graham's thus far and I'm eager to continue

Wonderful!

Once again the narrator blew me away with his accents and his emotion. Truly able to feel like I'm in the story when listening to this series. A gorgeous book with sadness, happiness, triumph and turmoil. Love, hate, feuds, and so much more. And of course, beautiful Cornwall as the backdrop of a fantastic story with colorful, relatable characters.

love this story

I love this story and the whole series of books. The characters, you instantly fall in love with and how the story flows.

Great book!

Great book! Great series! I’ve enjoyed every one of them. Excited to start the next book.

It's killing me.

I hang on every word and can't walk away for even a moment. What a well rounded historical fiction.

Best reading ever

Of all the Poldark books, this book is probably the one, that humanize the characters the most.
Demelza experience what Ross struggled whit in the first books. And how easily she can be torn by her emotions and what it can lead too.
And what is most surprising. You feel empathy for her and Ross.
I love the way Winston Graham have described each characters almost to the last detail. And it makes you want to read more.
This series is definitely one you have to read or hear. It may seem long to some, but something happens in the books all the time, so when a book ends, you just have to start with the next.

The Four Swans Is the Best Yet!

While many novels in series tend to wane, The Four Swans presents as exhuberantly as a debut. Centered around four women in protagonist Ross Poldark’s life, his wife Demelza, friend Caroline Ennis, former love Elizabeth Warleggan, and the latter’s cousin, Rowenna Osborne, the story is rich in historical detail of everyday life, politics, history, war, class issues, social mores, and religion. Oliver J. Hembrough’s great skill in bringing the text and characters alive enhances the overall experience. Start at the beginning of the series, Ross Poldark, and enter this fascinating, but never stuffy, period of British and Cornwall history.