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Book Review of The Wheel of Fortune

The Wheel of Fortune
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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 youg lovers waltzed beneath the chandeliers as the orchestra played "The Blue Danube Waltz," They are ensnared by the family legacy of madness, murder, and doomed romance--the disastrous consequences of 19th-century Gwyneth Godwin's scandalous affair with sheep farmer Owen Bryn-Davies. Beware this story can become and enjoyable obsession till the end.