Daireen. Volume 1 of 2

"Daireen. Volume 1 of 2" by Frank Frankfort Moore is a story set in the late 1800's about family, love, and wanting more from life. The main character is Standish O'Dermot Macnamara, whose father, The Macnamara, is the last of an old Irish royal family. The book looks at family pride and the characters' dreams as they try to figure out who they are in a world where being a noble isn't what it used to be. At the start, we see the Macnamara pushing his son to be proud of their family history and to think about marrying Daireen Gerald, who is from a newer, more powerful family. The Macnamara is stuck in the past, but Standish is unhappy and wants something different, which shows a clash between what he wants and what his family expects as they get ready to visit the Geralds.