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Book Review of The Wheel of Fortune

The Wheel of Fortune


"TAKE ME BACK TO OXMOON, THE LOST PARADISE OF OUR CHILDHOOD. TAKE ME BACK TO OXMOON AND MAKE IT LIVE AGAIN!"

Oxmoon, the rambling old mansion on a sprawling estate in Wales, is for generations the dream, the downfall, and the destiny of the wealthy Godwin family. They are entranced by tales of glittering parties where young lovers waltzed beneath the chaneliers as the orchestra played "The Blue Danube Waltz." They are ensnared by the family legacy of madness, murder and doomed romance --the disasterous consequences of 19th century Gwyneth Godwin's scandalous affair with sheep farmer Owen Byrn-Davies.