Son of a Jacobite

This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived.
*This page contains affiliate links, so we may earn a small commission when you make a purchase through links on our site at no additional cost to you.
Send NetGalley books directly to your Kindle or Kindle app

1
To read on a Kindle or Kindle app, please add kindle@netgalley.com as an approved email address to receive files in your Amazon account. Click here for step-by-step instructions.
2
Also find your Kindle email address within your Amazon account, and enter it here.
Pub Date 22 Oct 2019 | Archive Date 15 Nov 2019

Talking about this book? Use #SonOfAjacobite #NetGalley. More hashtag tips!


Description

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...


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...


Available Editions

EDITION Ebook
ISBN 9781838596996
PRICE £4.99 (GBP)
PAGES 200

Average rating from 5 members


Featured Reviews

History comes to life.

Growing up in Scotland I have heard, read or saw a lot on Culloden and our Jacobite history so was very curious to see what this book could add to that. T.J Lovat had aptly named it Son of a Jacobite as this book is pretty much the life of that one character. A boy, Thomas, born the day of Culloden while his father fought and died for the Jacobite cause. This gives it the underlying current only of Thomas losing his father, moving away and ultimately being lost on what to do with his life.

The book though is more about the relationships and thoughts Thomas has especially in his teenage years and twenties. I love that even though he grows up mainly in England he has a love still of his country and heritage. With that being said as he grows he is confused about this and his anger around losing his father. He travels around the world and you can see him struggle to find his own identity along with working out how the world works. He even joins the British Army later in the book as well which could be surprising giving his history the decision seems to work well as you read the book and get to know Thomas. Through it all you see him grow in his own beliefs. Not necessarily This religious beliefs but in what is right and wrong.

T.J Lovat does a great job at showing different sides to Islam, religion as a whole and the differences in how people react when with people of different faiths than their own. The descriptions of all the places and people are also well done but the main focus is always on Thomas and his interactions with them.

I do feel that there are few bits in the book where I thought the story was starting to drag. However l also think a lot of the background information was useful in what was happening in those times and gave more meaning to what Thomas was both going through then but also with his thoughts and beliefs as the story went along.

It was great to read something different and there seems to be a hint near the end that there might be more to come from T.J Lovat, even If this is a standalone book, I can't wait to see what else he comes up with.

Was this review helpful?

I love historical fiction and found this book full of interesting facts and the plot fast paced i would recommend it

Was this review helpful?

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.
I have promoted this title among my friends in Facebook reading groups.

Was this review helpful?

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,

Was this review helpful?

Readers who liked this book also liked: