Summary

Demelza, the miner's daughter Poldark rescued from a fairground rabble, is now his wife.

Demelza, the miner's daughter Poldark rescued from a fairground rabble, is now his wife. Demelza's efforts to adapt to the ways of the gentry and her husband, bring her confusion and heartache, despite the joy in the birth of their first child. And the seeds of dispute with Warleggan are also sown.