Morland Dynasty 9: The Flood-Tide

It's 1772 and England in the reign of George the third is a peaceful country, but big trouble is brewing in the American colonies with the Americans determined on independence, even at the cost of a war. Trouble is also brewing in France with the general populace wanting to do away with the monarchy and the nobility. The inhabitants of Morland Place, Allan Morland and his wife Jemima are happily ensconced, raising their brood of seven children. The adventurer of the family, Jemima's brother, Charles, emigrates to Maryland where he marries the daughter and heir of a wealthy French gentleman and becomes entangled in the American revolution. Jemima's eldest son Edward has a crisis of identity and is happy to stay at home and to help his father run the estate, while the second eldest, William, finds his true love to be the sea and spends the next years progressing to be a flag officer in the navy.. Meanwhile, in Paris, the black sheep of rhe family, illegitimate Henri, makes a respectable living as an interior designer, assisting the nobility with the refurbishment of their homes and gardens and raising his daughter, Heloise, in the lull before the storm.