Book excerpt: Volume nine of the Morland dynasty 1772: Although George III reigns over a peaceful England, his colonies in the Americas are claiming independence and a tide of revolutionary fervour is gripping France. Allen Morland and his beloved wife Jemima work unstintingly to bring Morland Place back to its former glory. Their seven children often bring them heartache, but they are sustained by their love for each other. Cynthia Harrod-Eagles won the Young Writers Award with her first novel and has since written over fifty books