The Bastard Boy - Softcover

Wilson, James

3.31

42 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571215203 ISBN 13: 9780571215201

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2005

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Ned Gudgeon wakes to find himself in a cell. He has no idea where he is or how he came to be there, but - seeing pen and paper - he begins to write...What follows is Ned's remarkable story - the story of his quest for his missing nephew, taking him from the corrupt and teeming slaving port of Bristol to the turmoil of the colonies on the brink of revolution. What is the truth behind the mystery of the bastard boy? "A rip-roaring tale that journeys from Bristol to America and witnesses revolting colonies and the dark slave trade rampant at the time in this finely woven historical novel". ("The Herald"). "Having boldly asserted its biblical and epic pedigree, it plunges into a story of tumultuous action and heartfelt moral debate surrounding the endeavours of Ned Gudgeon, an English explorer, to find his bastard nephew, fathered in America during the Seven Years War...An exhilaratingly ambitious novel". ("Times Literary Supplement").

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This exhilaratingly ambitious novel...offers serious insights into the relationship we all have today with history, and with freedom. -- Times Literary Supplement, March 2004

Ultimately, for all its derring-do and mystery... this intelligent, stimulating novel is about the serious issue of ownership. -- Sunday Herald, March 2004

Wilson’s epic ripping yarn does not disappoint in either quality or breadth ...a rip-roaring tale. -- Herald, March 2004

With an ingenious conclusion, this is an outstanding read. -- Good Book Guide, May 2004

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The Bastard Boy by James Wilson: what is the truth behind the mystery of the bastard boy?

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