TWO JOURNEYS HOME. A NOVEL OF EIGHTEENTH CENTURY EUROPE - Tecno-Libro

it's now the late-Summer of 1767. As the eagerly anticipated sequel to Beyond Derrynane opens, having spent almost six eventful years at the court of Maria Theresa, Eileen O Connell has availed herself of a fortuitous opportunity to travel back to ireland. Her vivacious personality matched only by her arresting physical presence, Eileen returns to Derrynane this time not as a teenage widow but, rather, as one of the most recognised figures at the glittering Habsburg court. Before departing ireland several months later she experiences a whirlwind romance, leading to a tumult of betrayal and conflict within the O Connell clan. .Once back .in Vienna .she unexpectedly finds her responsibilities as governess to the youngest Habsburg archduchess now linked to relations between France and Austria. Abigail, rather than being eclipsed by her colourful younger sister, has instead ascended to the vaulted position of principal lady-in-waiting to Empress Maria Theresa. N