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Broken Sword
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£15.00
US price:
$28.95
Format: Paperback
Size: 5.5 x 8.5
Pages: 574
ISBN: 0-595-47360-1
Published: Dec-2007 |
Davey Watson
was an ordinary boy—an
embittered child of
Scotland's Killing Times.
His mother was a saint in
heaven. His father was a
bully and a thief. His
master was the amazing Mr
Allan. Strange guardian
angels guide the ragamuffin
hero through the dangers and
deceptions of Scotland's
Civil War. And a mysterious
destiny carries the savage
boy along twisting roads
that lead to God, or glory,
or the gallows.
Book Description
The Killing Times
were over, but the
killing still goes
on.
Davey Watson has
only a broken sword
and a faint memory
of his dead mother
to protect him in a
world of mystery,
magic, danger and
betrayal.
Who will guide the
ragamuffin hero in
his quest for
vengeance? Which
road will lead him
to the truth?
Mr Allan’s knows
only the strict
straight highway to
heaven. Davey’s
father treads the
road to the gallows.
The Highland
warriors march to
death and glory. The
tavern women’s
joyful way is filled
with laughter,
love—and so much
more besides.
Strange guardian
angels guide Davey
Watson’s footsteps
through the violent
world of Scotland’s
Civil War: until, at
last, the prophesies
are fulfilled, the
mysteries unravel
and the secret of
the broken sword is
revealed.
About the
author
John
Barrett, archivist,
anarchist, cyclist,
historian, has enjoyed a
lifetime of involvement in
exploring and preserving the
documentary heritage and
historic landscapes of
Northeast Scotland. He has
also travelled widely –
researching prehistoric and
historic landscapes, sites
and monuments throughout the
European culture zone.
John Barrett has published
poetry and literary
criticism, as well as
numerous articles on aspects
of Scottish history from the
Stone Age to the Twentieth
Century.
He is the author of an
episodic history of the
Royal Burgh of Forres. He is
co-author, with David
Iredale, of four books in
the Shire Publications
Discovering series:
Local History, Your
Old House, Your
Family Tree and Old
Handwriting. All are
illustrated with the
authors’ own photographs and
with drawings by Christine
Clerk. Barrett and Iredale
have also co-operated (with
Christine Clerk as
illustrator) on an adventure
in family history for
children.
John Barrett’s first novel
for children, The Salt
Trader’s Boy
(Aberdeenshire Council,
2003) was published, with
illustrations by Christine
Clerk, to introduce British
Neolithic society, sites and
monuments to young readers.
The
Whitestone Stories
(iUniverse, 2007) introduced
the prehistoric societies of
the Mesolithic, Neolithic
and Bronze Age to younger
readers through a cycle of
seven magical tales,
illustrated by Christine
Clerk and including the
prize-winning story The
Kindness of Strangers.
A twenty-year research
project came to fruition
with the publication of an
edition of the (now
destroyed) manuscript
memoirs of James Allan (1670
- 1740), under the
title Mr James Allan: the
journey of a lifetime (Librario,
Elgin, 2004). This academic
work is the main source and
inspiration for Broken
Sword.
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Sword - John R
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