The Stranger from the Sea

A Novel of Cornwall 1810-1811: Poldark, Book 8

De: Winston Graham

Narrado por: Oliver J. Hembrough

The Stranger from the Sea is the eighth novel in Winston Graham's sweeping series of Cornwall, Poldark.

Cornwall, 1810. The Poldark family awaits the return of Ross from his mission to Wellington's army in Portugal. But their ordered existence ends with Jeremy Poldark's dramatic rescue of the stranger from the sea.

Stephen Carrington's arrival in the Poldark household changes all their lives. For Clowance and Jeremy in particular, the children of Ross and Demelza, Stephen's advent is the key to a new world - one of both love and danger.

©2016 Winston Graham (P)2016 Macmillan Digital Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"From the incomparable Winston Graham...who has everything that anyone else has, then a whole lot more." ( Guardian)

Not as good as previous installments, BUT...

still a great book! It just missed SOMETHING the other books had. I can't put my finger on it. Maybe because less time was spent on the bitter rivalry between Ross and George. Also, the main characters seem to have taken a back seat to the new.

Love the whole series

I wish it could go on forever. It is a wonderful story written well and read well

Did not hold my attention

For some reason, this book did not hold my attention like the others before it in the series. The performance was excellent but I feel the storyline did not interest me.

Another Great Book in the Poldark Series

Well written , interesting to get acquainted with the Poldark children. A few interesting twists, and as always, author has a wonderful way of expressing everyday life and human emotions.

a splendid story

love this continuel story of Poldark.
Graham has the sense of binding his listener to the story.
the performance of the book is very well done.

my favorite so far

Of the entire series I believe this is my favorite although I have the rest of the series to go.

In this edition Jeremy and Clowance are coming of age trying to find their way in life, at least the direction they think they want it to go. They suffer the pangs of romance although nothing gets settled in this book. Ross and Demelza are pretty solid in their relationship now and enjoying life and their kids growing up.

Their is a stranger from the sea in this book but I'm not sure why the book was named as it is. The stranger does play a part in the book but isn't the central part of the story, maybe in future books he becomes that.

I enjoyed the historical perspective in this book. The British are still fighting Napoleon and France in Europe and most Brits are tired of it and want it to end. But hearing about the war, how the people at home feel, learning how the elite and common folk feel, and how they all interact with one another makes for an interesting backdrop.

As usual, I'll look forward to the next bok in the series.

listen and read!

This book stays true to the series and Oliver Hembrough does it perfectly. I judge all other narrators by his high standards

Good continuation of a favorite series.

The story is confusing at first due to a ten year jump in time. I was lost somewhat in the telling of history and war sequences, but past that it picked up with new characters that were likable. I missed hearing more about old characters, but I understand the author's desire to move more quickly through time for sake of entertainment and new material.

the poldark family

Poldark books are great traveling stories. We like intermingling reading and watching masterpiece episodes. Good historical fiction.

I loved it just as much as the others! 🌸🌾

I loved this book in the series just as much as the others, if not more. It was great getting to know the just-coming-of age Clowance and Jeramy. Ross and Demelza seemed to simply be more mature and settled versions of their younger selves, still as down-to-earth and high-spirited as before.

Winston Graham was seamless in his filling in of the details of what occurred in the elapsed time. Oliver J Hembrough’s narration was as exceptional as always..