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Jack Flynn, strong and aggressive, but slowly dying of tuberculosis on his farm in Tipperary in the Republic of Ireland, decides to acquire - buy - a young wife who can bear him sons to inherit his family's land. His choice, Caitlin Spillane, is less than half his age, attractive and intelligent, and resents bitterly the obedience that is forced upon her.
When Donal Kelly, a young firebrand and IRA activist, arrives in the village, he is determined to liberate Caitlin from her unloved husband - by any means.
A novel set against the struggle for the heart of Ireland in the Second World War.
About the author
THERESE DOWN is currently working as a Curriculum Leader in a Sixth Form College in Birmingham, England. She has been teaching English Literature and Language for over twenty years in a range of schools and colleges. She holds an honours Bachelor's degree in English and French and a Master's degree in Employment Law, has three grown children and lives in Worcestershire, England. The Estate Agent is her third published novel.
Summary
When dying Jack Flynn decides he needs a bride, so that he can sire a son, his young wife Caitlin proves feistier than he anticipated.
