Hungry Hill (novel)
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| Author | Daphne du Maurier |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Historical novel |
| Publisher | |
| Released | 1943 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | NA |
Hungry Hill is a novel by prolific British author Daphne du Maurier, published in 1943.
This family saga is based on the Irish ancestors of Daphne du Maurier’s friend Christopher Puxley. The story spans the century from 1820 to 1920 following five generations of a family of Irish landowners, the Brodrick, who live in a castle called Clonmere in the South of Ireland. It is divided into five sub-books and an epilogue. Each part covers the life of the main character of five generations.
The title refers to Hungry Hill in County Cork.
