Deny me not - Margaret Hawkins

THE FIELD meets DECEMBER BRIDE-with a modern twist. Reared in a 1960s children's home Hannah Casey has never known her father. When her mother finally discloses his name Hannah is determined to find-and confront-the man who has never acknowledged her. Her subsequent arrival in a rural Wexford community is set to impact dramatically on many people-Abraham Stephenson, the wealthy farmer who has always kept a firm grip on his secret; on his wife, Florrie, who has borne the pain of infertility all her married life; on Vera, Abe's sister, who thinks the Stephensons are a cut above buttermilk and on Leo, Abe's nephew, who is convinced that he will inherit all his uncle's property. What will their reaction be, then, when the manure finally hits the fan? Will the truth really set Hannah, or anyone else, free? And will Abe Stephenson finally meet his match in the daughter he has always denied? Set in 2004, DENY ME NOT is a rural novel for our times-a compelling story of land hunger, illegitimacy and inheritance conflict triggered by the determination of one woman who has farming blood coursing through her veins.