The Wild Card

by Teresa Crane

An intensely gripping story of two extraordinary families from bestseller Teresa Crane1929: Siobhan Clough and her three children are enjoying a holiday on the English coast. With them is Mary McCarthy and her volatile son, Liam. All is well until the arrival of Siobhan’s husband George. A man of strong views and even stronger temper, he browbeats his gentle wife, belittles his daughter Christine and treats Liam like a servant…

A year later, on a visit to Ireland, Liam unexpectedly comes face to face with the father he has never known. Liam wants nothing to do with him, but when George Clough throws him out, he has little choice but to enter his father’s dangerous world of Irish politics…

As the Clough children grow up they each react to their domineering father in different ways, and his daughter Christine finds herself attracted to the man her father would disapprove of above all others, the wild card Liam McCarthy…

Perfect for fans of Emily Gunnis, Fiona Valpy and Santa Montefiore, The Wild Card is an intensely gripping and unforgettable read.

Genres: Historical Fiction

327 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 6, 2000

Reviews

[Dana A. Pearson · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Wild Card

Absolutely an outstanding realistic genre that
is fictional only to the author. To those of us devoted readers that could hardly put this book aside it was as real as that period of war torn London could be.

[Rose Lambert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great

What a way to end a story. I guess not everyone wins but there are some beautiful Things that happen which makes the world's but brighter

[susan m settineri · Rating 5 out of 5]

World War 2 drama

Good character development and plot. Excellent descriptive scenery and dialogue. Spans all of the United Kingdom. Highly r to anyone.

[Mrs. M. Conran · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very entertaining

It makes a refreshing change to read a book that's well written and entertaining as well as historically interesting.
I would recommend this book.

[Carolyn Verhage · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent tale of two English families before & during WWII

A very good historical novel centered around two families in London and the challenges of raising their children during the pre-war turmoil and then the awful times throughout the war years.

[Bogormen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I felt that sometimes it was a bit rushed/unfinished. As if the story of too many people over too many years was crammed into too few pages. But maybe that's just because I've recently read a lot of Robin Hobbs, where things are moving very slowly.

[Sue Goodson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the book!

Excellent story of three families in Great Britain during WWII. The strength of their friendship helped them all get through the hardships of the war.

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good story. Liked the pace of the novel

[Valerie R. · Rating 3 out of 5]

A realistic war story

I have never read a book with so many extraordinarily imperfect people. Trajedies due to the war and trajedies because of the actions of the characters.

[Julie Finn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fluff book