Without My Cloak - New Portway Reprints Author:Kate O'Brien 1789. Anthony Considine rides into the town of Mellick on a stolen horse. By the 1850s, his son Honest John, through thrift and hard work, has made the Considines one of Mellickšs leading families. In turn, his son Anthony builds a fine house in the country for his wife and children most especially for his adored son Dennis. Little does he kno... more »w that when Dennis grows up he will threaten the toil of generations with his love for a peasant girl. A stirring family saga of divided loyalties and individual freedom; of matches made and lost; and of the constraints of religion and family pride.« less