Palliser Wentwood - thief, liar, lover, conman, married man. Cut off without a penny from his noble Irish family, he must wander the world and look out for himself. And he does! He marries an Englishwoman with money, takes her to New Zealand and buys a farm. When he has remortgaged the land, and entirely run out of her money, he leaves her with 4 daughters and heads off to make a fortune and bail them out. A couple of months, a year, two years, and no letters, no messages come back for Salome, his wife, who loves him unconditionally. I got this book some time ago, and put off reading it as frankly, no idea what made me go for it in the first place, with its plain black and white cover, and no description on the back cover, only snippets of reviews. But eventually it fell into my hands and now, into my heart. No violence. Hardly any sex. But a magical little tale which should get more reads. Hopefully someone else besides me will find this and read about Palliser's adventures. Most of us have met someone like him, perhaps in the pub, a man full of charm, clean, wellkept, storyteller. Perhaps he bought you a drink once?
