Cornwall 1795 -1799. Although Ross Poldark -- now something of a war hero -- seems secure in his hard-won prosperity a new dilemma faces him in the sudden infatuation of a young naval officer for his wide Demelza. All four women -- the four swans -- whose lives touch Ross's face a crisis in these years. For his wide Demelza his old love Elizabeth for his friend's new wife Caroline & for the unhappy Morwenna Chynoweth these are times of stress & conflict. ' From the incomparable Winston Graham...who has everything that anyone else has & then a whole lot more.' Guardian