This brilliant history of one of the most famous families in the world is told with all the suspense of a family saga. Of particular interest is the detailed account of the lavish lifestyles of the Guinness family. Cameo portraits of some of the women are fascinating: Betsy Guinness, who with prophetic insight saw the dangers of worshipping mammon; Gwendolyn, Lady Iveagh, one of the first women MP's; Henrietta Guinness who committed suicide in Spoleto after marriage to a poor Italian. The religious interest is also fascinating: this is the epic saga of one missionary family. The book is also an account of one of the most important British revivals which flickered on from the 1850's for decades and changed the face of British society. This is a tour de force which lovingly does justice to this influential family, and throws light on a whole era of Irish history.
- ISBN10 0340746300
- ISBN13 9780340746301
- Publish Date 20 July 2000 (first published 8 July 1999)
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 29 October 2001
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Imprint Hodder & Stoughton Religious
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 544
- Language English