The Wheel of Fortune (novel) the auspices of the National Trust. Shortly after the inauguration ceremony, the Godwin family enjoys one last dance in Oxmoon's now restored ballroom before closing for the night. Howatch acknowledges that this novel is in fact a re-creation in a modern form of the story of the Plantagenet family of Edward III of England, the modern characters being created from those of his eldest son Edward of Woodstock ("The Black Prince") and his wife Joan of Kent, John of Gaunt and his mistress, later wife, Katherine Swynford, Richard II (son of Edward of Woodstock), Henry IV (son of John of
Prince Edward Island Route 142 Prince Edward Island Route 142 Prince Edward Island Route 142, known locally as O'Leary Road, is a 2-lane highway in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The highway bisects the island approximately halfway between Summerside and Tignish, and passes through the town of O'Leary. The route begins at Route 12 near Cascumpec, bearing east. At Woodstock the road meets Route 2 at a roundabout, then continues to O'Leary. The route's western terminus is at Route 14 at West Cape. The portion of Route 142 between Route 2 and the town of O'Leary is designated an arterial highway by the province.