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.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Market Harborough
Großbritannien
Verlagsgruppe
Maße
Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 140 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-83859-185-4 (9781838591854)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
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.
