On Sackville Street: Love, Deceit, and Secrets Across

On Sackville Street: Love, Deceit, and Secrets Across Generations in Dublin's Turbulent Years

1869 â€“ When Milandra Carter arrives to live on Sackville Street as a young widow, she becomes the talk of Dublin. Firstly, she scandalises society by refusing to wear the mandatory widowâ€™s weeds. She then sets her sights on marrying Nicholas Fontenoy. But Nicholas is already engaged to Bishop Staffordshireâ€™s daughter, Constance.

But is there something darker behind Milandraâ€™s professed love for Nicholas? As Milandra attempts to lure Nicholas away from Constance, a chain of events is set off that leads to bribery, blackmail and murder.

1916 - Milandra Carter, now in her seventies, is one of the wealthiest and most respected women in Dublin. After attending a family reunion at Easter, on arrival back to her mansion on Sackville Street she is confronted by a gunman. Milandra fears he has come to avenge a past grudge. But quickly realises she has been caught up in something much bigger.

1916 - As Dublin explodes with the Easter Rising, Amelia Robinson desperately tries to rescue her grandmother, Milanda, trapped in her house. But the events unfolding on Sackville Street will unravel a decades old mystery, a secret that was to be carried to the grave.
Country USA
Manufacturer Poolbeg Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-09-12
Format Kindle eBook

On Sackville Street: Love, Deceit, and Secrets Across Generations in Dublin's Turbulent Years