Carnac's Folly, Volume 3.
Late 19th century Quebec burns with electoral ambition and blood-red family secrets. Carnac Grier, son of a wealthy but estranged lumber baron, throws himself into the province's volatile political scene, unaware that the seasoned opposition leader he plans to destroy is the father who abandoned him before birth. As Carnac rises as a reform candidate, he must navigate his complicated relationship with his mother, a forbidden romance with the formidable Junia, and the machinations of a woman named Luzanne whose own ambitions threaten to unravel everything. Gilbert Parker weaves political intrigue with psychological depth, creating a world where every handshake conceals a dagger and every family dinner masks a burial. The novel pulses with the energy of a young man discovering power while the ghosts of the past close in. For readers who crave Victorian-era dramas where personal identity collides with public performance, where Quebec's linguistic and cultural tensions provide the backdrop for intimate betrayal.
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