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  • By: Santa Montefiore
  • Narrator: Genevieve Swallow
  • Category: Fiction, Sagas
  • Length: 14 hours 5 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: August 14, 2018
  • Language: English
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The Secret of the Irish Castle Audiobook Summary

International bestselling author Santa Montefiore continues the story of the Deverill family in the third book in her beautiful and moving Deverill Chronicles trilogy–perfect for fans of Kate Morton and Beatriz Williams.

“Nobody does epic romance like Santa Montefiore. Everything she writes, she writes from the heart.” –Jojo Moyes, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You

1939: Peace has flourished since the Great War ended, but much has changed for the Deverill family as now a new generation is waiting in the wings to make their mark.

When Martha Wallace leaves her home in America to search for her birth mother in Dublin, she never imagines that she will completely lose her heart to the impossibly charming JP Deverill. But more surprises are in store for her after she discovers that her mother comes from the same place as JP, sealing her fate.

Bridie Doyle, now Countess di Marcantonio and mistress of Castle Deverill, is determined to make the castle she used to work in her home. But just as she begins to feel things are finally going her way, her flamboyant husband Cesare has other ideas. As his eye strays away from his wife, those close to the couple wonder if he really is who he says he is.

Kitty Deverill has come to accept her life with her husband Robert, and their two children. But then Jack O’Leary, the love of her life, returns to Ballinakelly. And this time his heart belongs elsewhere.

As long-held secrets come to light, the Deverills will have to heal old wounds and come to terms with the past if they hope to ensure their legacy for the future.

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The Secret of the Irish Castle Audiobook Narrator

Genevieve Swallow is the narrator of The Secret of the Irish Castle audiobook that was written by Santa Montefiore

Santa Montefiore was born in England. She went to Sherborne School for Girls in Dorset and studied Spanish and Italian at Exeter University. She has written sixteen bestselling novels, which have been translated into thirty different languages and have sold more than two million copies worldwide.

About the Author(s) of The Secret of the Irish Castle

Santa Montefiore is the author of The Secret of the Irish Castle

The Secret of the Irish Castle Full Details

Narrator Genevieve Swallow
Length 14 hours 5 minutes
Author Santa Montefiore
Category
Publisher HarperAudio
Release date August 14, 2018
ISBN 9780062880079

Subjects

The publisher of the The Secret of the Irish Castle is HarperAudio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Fiction, Sagas

Additional info

The publisher of the The Secret of the Irish Castle is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780062880079.

Global Availability

This book is only available in the United States.

Goodreads Reviews

Katie

June 26, 2018

This was a good old fashioned soap opera taking place mostly in Ireland around the 1930s and 40s. This is the third book in the Deverill Chronicles and while it can be read as a standalone novel, I highly recommend reading the other books first. This was my first introduction to the series and there were just so many characters with different backstories that it could be overwhelming at times.Like I said before, there is definitely a soap opera quality to the book as there is a lot of sleeping around, secrets, illegitimate children, love, betrayal, murder, etc. which make it an entertaining read. And when you add in an Irish castle as a setting, well how could I not love that? The story does bounce around quite a bit from character to character but for me the heart of the book was the story lines of JP and Martha. Definitely recommend especially if you are a fan of fiction from this time period and setting.I won a free copy of this book in a giveaway but was under no obligation to post a review. All views expressed are my honest opinion.

Teresa

July 24, 2017

This is the last in a trilogy.This book didn't grab me as much as the first two. It took me a while to get into it and I found it a bit slow at the start. Once I got going and met all the characters from the first two books the story took off. Then the last few chapters turned into mush for me. Everyone was forgiving everyone and for certain things I think would be hard to forgive. There was also a lot about God going on with this forgiveness that just annoyed me and a lot of tears. There were also a lot of coincidences, too many for my liking. I know Ireland is a small country and we're close neighbors with England but really!!! I had to suspend disbelief quite a few times. However, I loved the backdrop to the story. Ireland is a really good background when it's done well. As a saga it's a great read and would have to be read in order or the reader would be lost.

Pattie

June 05, 2018

What a great series! This is the first time in a long time that I didn’t read another book in between books 2 and 3...I just had to keep going...lolThanks Santa!! Xx

Christina

September 05, 2018

Martha Wallace lives with her family in Connecticut, but she is traveling to Ireland to find out who her birth mother is as she has recently found out she is adopted. While in Ireland, she finds herself instantly attracted to JP Deverill, who she starts to have strong feelings for. But their relationship is complicated for a variety of reasons. Then there's Bridie Doyle, who has come back to Ireland after spending many years in America. She returns extremely rich and with a Count for a husband; in fact, she has enough money to buy the Castle Deverill. The very same castle that she worked in! However, things aren't perfect for Bridie. Even though she has the castle, her husband, and a son, she feels something is missing and this becomes especially apparent when her husband starts to stray and the whole town knows it. Then there's Kitty Deverill who lives a quiet and happy life with Robert and her children. She has long said goodbye to her first love, Jack, and has succumb to her life here in Ireland even though her family no longer owns the castle. But in walks Jack O'Leary, back into her life, causing her to question everything and stir up emotions that have been dormant for quite awhile. However, he returns with his wife and kids in tow, so it appears he has moved on. The Secret of the Irish Castle by Santa Montefiore is a sweeping saga about family, fortunes lost and won, secrets, and love. It's a fantastic ending to a great historical trilogy.Read the rest of my review here: http://www.confessionsofabookaddict.c...

Sandra

November 04, 2019

4,5/5“La naturaleza humana no cambiará nunca. Las costumbres y las modas vienen y van, pero la naturaleza humana permanece idéntica. Bajo los atavíos de la civilización, seguimos estando más cerca del reino animal de lo que creemos.”¿He llorado? EfectivamenteEl último secreto de los Deverill es un cierre de trilogía sobresaliente, uno de mis mayores descubrimientos de este año. Los Deverill y la bella Irlanda van a ocupar un hueco de mi corazón para siempre.-Reseña Completa: http://addicionaloslibros.blogspot.co...

Lesincele

November 03, 2019

Me ha gustado tanto o más que los anteriores. Una trama preciosa con unos personajes increíbles. En esta ocasión pasaremos por la Segunda Guerra Mundial y sus consecuencias siempre nefastas para la población.El final totalmente coherente y que me ha encantado y emocionado a partes iguales. Tenéis que leer esta trilogía 😍

Tammy

April 06, 2020

Que trilogía tan maravillosa ❤Reseña completa: https://megarybookss.blogspot.com/202...

Nancy

May 24, 2017

Anno 1939: Martha Wallace reist met haar nanny Mrs. Goodwin naar Dublin; thuis, in Connecticut, heeft ze ontdekt dat ze een adoptiekind is. Ze moet koste wat kost te weten komen wie haar biologische moeder is. Na haar bezoek in het klooster waar ze is geboren, is ze echt teleurgesteld maar er staat een naam op haar geboortecertificaat die hen verder kan helpen. In een tearoom ontmoet ze de aardige JP Deverill die daar met zijn vader Bertie aanwezig is. Ze zijn op slag verliefd en hopen elkaar terug te zien. Maar dit geluk kan niet blijven duren en Martha vertrekt terug naar de States. Mrs. Goodwin gaat niet meer met haar mee, zij zal in Ballinakelly blijven en daar heeft ze haar redenen voor. Bridie die nu gehuwd is met de flamboyante Cesare, graaf Di Marcantonio, is nu al een week in Ballinakelly. Haar grootmoeder komt te overlijden en haar broer Sean en zijn gezin trekken in het kasteel. Bridie heeft een zoontje en het zou voor hem ook leuk zijn om met zijn neefjes en nichtje op te trekken. Maar Bridie heeft het meeste verdriet om haar andere zoon. Bridie haatte Kitty, ze is verbitterd, heeft pijn en het geheim vreet aan haar. Haar echtgenoot eist dat er een zomerbal plaats vindt en Lady Rowan-Hampton is maar al te graag bereid om Bridie te helpen. Maar Grace kennende heeft zij ook weer een dubbele agenda! En is Bridie wel gelukkig nu ze het kasteel in haar bezit heeft? Verloochent ze niet haar afkomst? Sinds het nieuws bekend werd dat Bridie het kasteel had gekocht, was Kitty verteerd door woede. Ze is enorm verontwaardigd dat haar jeugdvriendin zoiets had kunnen doen. Kitty weet maar al te goed dat dit een wraakactie is. Ze kon er niets aan doen dat de dingen zo waren verlopen en de waarheid omtrent JP mocht nooit bekend worden. Maar dan komt Martha op de proppen en ook hier weer moet ze een pact sluiten. Als dit nog niet genoeg is om te verwerken, komt ze ook te weten dat haar grote liefde Jack O’Leary terug is gekomen met zijn gezin. Kitty had nooit gedacht dat hij terug zou komen. Ze had een nieuw leven opgebouwd maar ook nu maakt wanhoop zich meester van haar. De geruchtenmolen komt op gang dat er oorlog op komst is. Voor JP is dit een godsgeschenk, het is zijn manier om al zijn ellende te kunnen vergeten. Ook Celia keert terug na jaren in Zuid-Afrika te hebben gewoond. Samen met haar familie probeert ze weer een rustig bestaan op te bouwen in deze turbulente periode. Verdriet heeft de bovenhand met alle personages. Komt dit ooit nog goed en hoe zit het nu met de vloek van Maggie O’Leary?? ConclusieDit is het laatste deel van de trilogie die Santa heeft geschreven. Het speelt zich af tussen 1939 en 1953. Het is ondertussen een jaar geleden dat ik deel twee heb gelezen maar ik zat direct terug in het verhaal. De auteur steekt in de eerste hoofdstukken genoeg informatie zodat je onmiddellijk terug kunt volgen wat er is gebeurd. Aan personages ontbreekt het niet in dit deel en ook maken we kennis met nieuwe en boeiende karakters. Ik zou zoveel kunnen vertellen maar vanwege spoilergevaar is dit niet mogelijk.Heerlijk om terug haar verhaal te lezen, hoe mooi ze de dingen omschrijft gaande van de natuur, flora en fauna, tot de diepste gevoelens van de personages. Doordat ze dit zo vakkundig aan de dag legt voel je je verbonden met alle personages; hun lief en leed, hun geheimen en hun angsten. Je wordt door haar prachtige schrijfstijl ondergedompeld en je voelt als het ware de liefde die allen hebben voor hun teerbeminde Ierland. Alle personages worden als een magneet terug getrokken naar Ballinakelly waar ze hun jeugdjaren hebben doorgebracht. Het kasteel speelt een belangrijke rol in hun levens. Ik was zeer benieuwd hoe dit deel zou eindigen en de auteur heeft me zeker niet teleurgesteld. Er gebeuren zoveel dingen dat je versteld doen staan, van wendingen tot cliffhangers. Alle verhaallijnen komen mooi tezamen en dit gaat gepaard met zoveel emoties dat je bij wijlen er zelf melancholisch van wordt. De flashbacks zijn uitmuntend beschreven en mooi verweven in het verhaal. Al hun levens hebben bizarre wendingen gemaakt maar het einddoel is altijd Ballinakelly geweest.Santa heeft een fenomenale trilogie geschreven met alle nodige ingrediënten. Liefde, haat en nog meer van die rauwe emoties. Het is geen zoetsappig verhaal want ze heeft er veel intriges ingesloten. En ook hier hunkert iedereen naar het verleden en konden ze de klok maar terugdraaien! De tijd heeft vat op hen gekregen en ze moeten allen vergiffenis zoeken. Niemand blijft ongestraft in dit verhaal, niemand is vrij van schuld! Het is niet alleen fictie die je leest maar in dit verhaal zitten levenslessen waar je zelf bij stil staat. Het is een stormachtig relaas dat zich afspeelt in het ruige maar oh zo mooie Ierland. Het is meer dan prachtig, het is een lovenswaardig einde van een trilogie over een generatie sterke vrouwen. 5 sterren!

Anabel Rivas

June 24, 2022

Narrado en tercera persona y ambientado en los inicios de la segunda guerra mundial, en este tercer libro se resuelven todos los misterios abiertos hasta ahora en la serie.Las grandes protagonistas, Briddie, Kittie y Martha nos harán pasar un rato muy agradable salpicado con alguna que otra lagrimilla.

~Sofia~

March 07, 2019

The Last Secret of the Deverills is the third and last novel in Santa Montefiore's Deverill trilogy. Spanning the course of at least 100 years we follow the Deverill family and all there chaotic wrong doings during England and Ireland's political disputes. We follow young Kitty from an infant all the way up to a mature lady. Despite all the atrocious life choices this family make, I swiftly fell in love with each and every character making this a very engaging read. My particularly favourite character is Kitty. Strong, determined and willful she is in the center of all the exploits. Reading this novel I became in tune with Kitty and her feelings, following a young girl growing up and doing what is right for the greater good rather than for what one wants. This became heartbreaking at times but as the novel comes full circle you understand why the decisions she makes are detrimental to those around her. Somewhere in this is a life lesson. Montefiore takes you on a journey from England to Ireland and even to Africa. Her beautiful prose is really something to behold and I thoroughly enjoy her writing. Her books are those that you can take anywhere, whether it is on a hot sunny beach or cosied up on a rainy day. I really cannot recommend her books enough and this delightful trilogy is no exception. If the first book wasn't so jam packed and juicy then I would be giving this a five star but as in most cases, the first just had that extra something special to it. I look forward to reading her expanding novels, although I seem to savour them for the right moment as I never want to not have one of her novels to look forward to on my TBR shelf.

Jayne

July 25, 2017

Amazing, such a brilliant story, the 3rd in the Deverill series and in my opinion the best. Right up to the very last page. I cant recommend it highly enough. Its a real joy and i will miss the characters as if tgey were real life friends

Sarah

August 03, 2017

I did enjoy this, but the problem with sequels is if you don't read them continuously, it's difficult to remember details of the plot. I've read tens of books since book two of this series and I struggled with the fine details of this, despite various recaps interspersed throughout. I would highly recommend, now that this trilogy is complete, to just read the whole lot in one go!

OldSoul23

March 22, 2020

Aquí estoy con el corazón hecho pedazos y miles de emociones encontradas, porque he llegado al final de este viaje maravilloso , les puedo asegurar que es una de las mejores series que he leído en este año y en mi vida.El último secreto de los Deverill, es la conclusión de la triologia , una historia que tiene todo y que te deja sin nada , porque simplemente te roba el corazón. Como es costumbre, esta ocasión le toca el protagonismo a Birdie, quien ahora casada con el Conde di Marcantonio , junto a su hijo se trasladan a Irlanda , ahora dueña y señora del castillo de Deverill. Por su parte Kitty, se encuentra una vez mas inquieta con la llegada de su primer y único amor, Jack, quien también ha regresado a Ballinakelly , ahora siendo un hombre de familia.Minetras ,Celia sigue triunfando en el mundo de la minería en África . Una nueva generación se suma al drama, siendo los gemelos de Birdie; JP y Martha, y la hija de Jack; Alana. Martha llega decidida a encontrar a su verdadera madre y los motivos que esta tuvo para darla en adopción, solo que el camino es un rosal con espinas. Sin dejar a lado el lado místico de la triologia, se retoman los personajes de Maggie O'Leary y de Barton Deverill, así como en la maldición que ella misma lanzó a esta familia. El inicio de La Segunda Guerra mundial aderezara la historia, trayendo consigo momentos de tristeza y tensión .El desenlace de esta historia esta cargada de amor,intriga, drama, secretos y mentiras,el final ha sido muy realista y maravilloso. La mejor enseñanza; EL PERDÓN.Les aseguro que esta triologia es fascinante!.

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