Ireland, Galway, 1919. With the irish rebellion as background, the book tells the story of the Everdene family living in Danford Abbey: the four Everdene's daughters, unmarried, are facing the growth and the choice it entails. The first volume is ab...
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"A luminous look gladdens the heart and glad news revives the bones" - Book of Proverbs.
The people of Ireland had been trying for many years to achieve the Independence from the British Rule. In that winter of 1919, after the end of the World War One, violent riots began between the Republicans and the British Army, especially in Dublin and in the Cork area, involving civilians either.
Many were the dead and the injured, but unfortunately the Irish Republicans seemed to be in disadvantage and the Independence still appeared out of reach.
The news of the riots reached the Galway area as well. There was a manor in the countryside called Danford abbey, where the Everdene family lived in, one of the most influential family in the area, which was composed by Mr. and Mrs. Everdene and their four daughters, all still unmarried, all of them were maids of remarkable beauty.
Mr. Walter Everdene was neutral about the Independence matter, which it showed his mild temper.
The towering manor had a refined architetture, white shading bronze-brown color, with towers. Beyond the gate a vaste garden with hedges and fountains.
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The Everdene sisters were very different from each other: the eldest, Gwyneth, twenty-three years old, was the most responsible of all, the second child, Fiona, twenty-two, was determined but sensible, the third was Lucasta, nineteen years old, introverted and a little naive, but with a talent for music and the youngest was Eala, seventeen years old, mute since the age of seven.
No men had aroused their interest yet.
The Everdenes particularly cared about the education of their daughters, they believed the female children should've been educated as much as the boys; the four young ladies were fluent in three languages.
The Everdene sisters loved the country life and most of all they loved spending time by the river. But of course they also loved attending balls in town.
Galway's countryside was adorned with green fields, that looked like emerald, with the limpid river flowed through the valley. All around there were the flourishing English oaks and Hawthorns.
The coast was surrounded by high cliffs, with their grey rocks overlook the foamy sea.
There were some ponds, surrounded by clematis and clovers.
Danford abbey included several acres of land, many of which were cultivated and about seventy farmhands worked there. The fields and gardens were full of yellow Throwaway and almond and lilac trees.
Mr. Everdene was an honest man with his subordinates.
When the news of the riots reached Galway, the Everdenes got worried because among the republicans who took part of it there were the two sons of the Abbotts, their longtime friends. Mr. Abbott was a republican, as well as their sons, who had lived in Dublin for some years.
