Son of a Jacobite

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Pub Date 22 Oct 2019 | Archive Date 15 Nov 2019
General Fiction (Adult) | Historical Fiction

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April, 1746. Born on the final day of the Jacobite Rebellion at Culloden, Thomas Lovat enters the world on the same day his father departs, killed in action. The devastation of Culloden and the Highland Clearances will have a profound effect on the rest of Thomas’s life.

Conscious of his heritage and its associated anger, Thomas is confronted with a confused identity and heritage as he grows into a young man. Travelling to the Middle East, he meets and marries his first love. Together they bear a child. He comes to see the beauty and troubles of Islam and so reflects on his own religious beliefs and values.

Returning to England, Thomas joins the British Army and travels to the Americas in the prelude to the War of Independence. As the American Revolution plays out, the tension between Thomas’s rebellious Jacobite heritage and his duties as a British officer come dramatically to the fore.

April, 1746. Born on the final day of the Jacobite Rebellion at Culloden, Thomas Lovat enters the world on the same day his father departs, killed in action. The devastation of Culloden and the...

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A Note From the Publisher

T. J. Lovat is a retired professor from Newcastle, Australia, with honorary appointments at Oxford and Glasgow universities. His main interests are in religion, including Islam, and history, including his own Scottish Highland heritage. He has travelled widely in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

T. J. Lovat is a retired professor from Newcastle, Australia, with honorary appointments at Oxford and Glasgow universities. His main interests are in religion, including Islam, and history...

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ISBN 9781838596996
PRICE £4.99 (GBP)
PAGES 200

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Fantastic read, fast pace and full of wonderful historical and cultural facts I knew nothing about! Love it when you learn something new :) A sequel would be fantastic so I will definitely be watching this author for any new books.
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I took a chance in this book as there is a certain series on Amazon that is very similar and it has me hooked on this era. I loved this book it was well written , definitely an eye opener to the past, I cannot wait to read more from this author,

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