Daughters of Ireland: The Rebellious Kingsborough Sisters and the Making of a Modern Nation

by Janet Todd

Book Overview

They were known as the Ascendancy, the dashing aristocratic elite that controlled Irish politics and society at the end of the eighteenth century--and at their pinnacle stood Caroline and Robert King, Lord and Lady Kingsborough of Mitchelstown Castle. Heirs to ancient estates and a vast fortune, Lord and Lady Kingsborough appeared to be blessed with everything but marital love--which only made the scandal that tore through their family more shocking...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345447638
• ISBN13: 9780345447630
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.3"