Heritage

1982

From blurb of Granada edition:

The Lombards -- a closely-knit family of wealthy winegrowers -- are brutally torn apart as the rising tide of nationalist rebellion sweeps their beloved country.

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A novel has to be very special to earn the status of "epic". Such a novel is

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HERITAGE

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--a stupendous personal and national drama with the same breathtaking scope as EXODUS.

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"Driscoll has a gift for going from crashing climax to crashing climax, and pulling you, gasping, after him."

--Financial Times

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"Knows how to build up tension and keep a story moving at top speed."

--John Braine, Daily Express