Poldark Saga - Winston Graham discussion

What are your favorites in book 10? We should assume this entire discussion will contain spoilers for this book and those prior!

I haven't yet finished this book so I'm not going to commit to a "favorite bit", but my favorite THING about this book is the surprises! The earlier books had dramatic surprises (not all good); the ones beginning in 1810 have mostly been of the variety "life continues." THIS one is keeping me guessing without playing too much with my emotions. I find myself completing a chapter and saying out loud "DUN DUN DUH!"

Book 1.Chapter 12.III
"Making money at gambling was like seeing ghosts: you never met someone who'd seen a ghost, only someone who knew someone who'd seen a ghost. You only met people who knew people who'd made at fortune..."

When Valentine drops his marriage news on George. I was flabbergasted and delighted, and then to make it even better the last scene with Valentine kept him true to character. Well done!

Also Ross' advice to Jeremy. There are no words. As a friend said "Viva Ross." Never change Ross, never change.

Sewingdervish wrote: "When Valentine drops his marriage news on George. I was flabbergasted and delighted, and then to make it even better the last scene with Valentine kept him true to character. Well done!

YES! That was one of my favorite "DUN DUN DUH!" moments! I didn't see that one coming at all.

Sewingdervish wrote: "When Valentine drops his marriage news on George. I was flabbergasted and delighted, and then to make it even better the last scene with Valentine kept him true to character. Well done!

Just finished reading The Loving Cup and agree it was a Schadenfreude moment at George's expense. I loved it. Then Valentine's literal expression, "I worship the ground you walk on," was icing on the cake. He and Selina deserve each other.

Where are you watching the series? We, in Boston, are still awaiting the next round of episodes. Too bad, we have to wait a year between episodes but that is the way they do it.

Just off the top of my head, a favorite part was Demelza climbing Kellow's Ladder to help Jeremy. It was both thrilling and interesting to get inside of the experience of a mother learning something so shocking about her son. Why didn't she tell Ross though? To spare him the let down of learning your son is a thief and preserve his relationship with Jeremy?