Maguire's Inheritance follows the story of James Maguire, a trooper in the superb Irish cavalry, who arrives penniless in France in 1692. Part Irish hero, part Irish chancer, James creates a fortune from war, wedlock, and smuggling and becomes the progenitor of a dynasty. The novel continues through riches and poverty to describe their adventures both inside and outside Ireland
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