First published in 1991 by Headline in London and St Martins in New York, A Woman Scorned attracted the following notices: * This lively account of life among the Anglo-Irish aristocracy combines absorbing historical background, a pleasing romance, and colorful characters β Publishers Weekly * Macdonald presents another leisurely period novel of romantic and domestic dilemmas β but here, in a Victorian Irish setting, there's a strong lacing of fallout from a violent political crime backgrounding the lives of a clutch of bright young people ... Thoroughly enjoyable people and chat β for those fond of slow-paced tales in a low key. β Kirkus * A historical romance which catches the flavour of turbulent times β Oxford Mail Andβof Macdonald himself: *He is every bit as bad as Dickens β Martin Seymour-Smith
First published in 1991 by Headline in London and St Martins in New York, A Woman Scorned attracted the following notices: * This lively account of life among the Anglo-Irish aristocracy combines absorbing historical background, a pleasing romance, and colorful characters β Publishers Weekly * Macdonald presents another leisurely period novel of romantic and domestic dilemmas β but here, in a Victorian Irish setting, there's a strong lacing of fallout from a violent political crime backgrounding the lives of a clutch of bright young people ... Thoroughly enjoyable people and chat β for those fond of slow-paced tales in a low key. β Kirkus * A historical romance which catches the flavour of turbulent times β Oxford Mail Andβof Macdonald himself: *He is every bit as bad as Dickens β Martin Seymour-Smith