01606cam a2200313 4500 935656543 TxAuBib 20230811120000.0 221222s2022||||||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 9781914958724 1914958721 TxAuBib Grainger, Jean, author. What once was true / Jean Grainger. [Ireland] : Gold Harp Media, 2022. 516 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. Robinswood story ; 1 The once-grand house is now home to two very different families. Despite delusions of grandeur, Lord and Lady Kenefick and their adult children live a life of decayed opulence as the money needed to keep such a large house and grounds ever dwindles. Meanwhile, the Murphy family, Dermot, Isabella and their three almost grown up girls, live and work on the estate and do their best to keep everything running smoothly. Social structure is vital. Everyone knows their place, but as war looms, both families find themselves drawn into the conflict and begin questioning everything that once was true. 20230811. Country homes Ireland Fiction. Families Ireland Fiction. World War II 1939-1945 Fiction. Ireland Fiction. London (England) History Bombardment, 1940-1945. War fiction. Domestic fiction. Historical fiction. Robinswood story ; 1.