So Many Partings - Paperback

by Cathy Cash Spellman (Author)

If historical sagas, Ireland, and love stories are your passions, this book was written for you.Ireland 1874. In a tiny cottage at the edge of a great estate, a baby boy is born. He's the illegitimate son of the heir to an Earldom and the housemaid who's willing to risk everything for his love.This million-copy bestseller takes you on a turbulent emotional journey, as Thomas Dalton fights his way from the desperate poverty of a young immigrant boy deserted by fortune and family, to the triumph of an Irish-American patriarch capable of outwitting Fate itself. You'll meet the mother forced to abandon him, the wife who sacrifices everything to marry him, the notorious madam who saves him. You'll share the loves, lusts, courage and betrayals that forge his heart and his soul.It's a sweeping tale of unbridled passion, Irish lore and poetic prose you won't easily forget.Publisher's Weekly: "Almost impossible to put down... one powerful scene after another and the strong plotting draws you hopelessly on."The New York Daily News: "A cross between The Thorn Birds and Ragtime!" The New York Daily News: "A cross between The Thorne Birds and Ragtime!"

Author Biography

Best-selling author, Cathy Cash Spellman has written five books that have been New York Times and International Best Sellers in hardcover and paperback. Her books include: -Lark's Labyrinth -Snowflake from the Hand of God -So Many Partings -An Excess of Love -Paint the Wind -Bless the Child -The Playground of the Gods They've been sold in 22 countries, and Bless the Child, starring Kim Basinger and Jimmy Smits, was a successful Paramount movie in 2000. Cathy is an Astrologer and has written extensively about esoteric subjects from metaphysics to healing and mysticism. She has both practiced and written about a wide variety of healing modalities, including Cranio Sacral Therapy, Polarity, Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese medicine, Qi Gung, Native American Shamanic Healing, and Spiritual Healing. She holds Black Belt rank in Goju Ryu Karate and teaches both Women's Empowerment and Energy (Qi) Workshops. She has been a monthly columnist for Mode and Grace Magazines, Sweet16.com and Astromessenger.com. She has written for Mademoiselle, Self, Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, Town and Country, and Kung Fu magazines on health, energy, beauty, sexuality, woman's empowerment and many other topics. Cathy invites you to visit her website at www.cathycashspellman.com