num_pages: 239
description: Irishman William Quinton falls in love and has a brief love affair with his beautiful English cousin, in a story of love, revenge, and violence set against the turbulent relationship between England and Ireland
language: English
title: Fools of Fortune
titlecomplete: Fools of Fortune
characters: Marianne Woodcombe, Willie Quinton
genres: Fiction, Ireland, Historical, Literature, Classics, Novels, Irish Literature, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 1215
places: Ireland
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Whitbread Award
category: Novel
publisher: The Viking Press