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Synopsis
London, 1759: Jack's life is easy. A scholar at Westminster School, a master with a billiard cue, the leader of a gang of bucks, he has both a girl he worships...and a courtesan teaching him the more basic arts of love. Yet he plans to give up all carousing and sit the examinations for Cambridge. If he can just stay out of trouble for one night... From the billiard halls and brothels of London to a clash of Empires on the Plains of Abraham, Jack's life is forever altered by that night. Through battles, frantic escapes and a brutal winter spent in a cave in Canada, Jack learns the truth of his father's words...as well as a dozen things to do with a dead bear. But to come of age, first he must learn to kill. Jack Absolute must be blooded.
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A coming-of-age novel that ticks all the boxes - adventure, drama, wit, style and sheer enjoyment. (Shari Low DAILY RECORD)
'C.C. Humphreys brings the ribald, pleasure-seeking excesses of the regency period gloriously to life in this splendid romp... great rollicking fun' (YORKSHIRE EVENING POST)
'[Humphreys] brilliantly combines meticulous research with a breakneck pace and a terrific sense of humour... If I read a more enjoyable historical novel this year you can stick me in a snowed up cave with only bear-meat to chew on and a copy of Hamlet to keep me sane.' (Sally Sigmond HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW)
¿As swash-buckling as a young Errol Flynn, languidly escaping death with the ease of a teenage James Bond, this is a roaring adventure whose pages are remorselessly consumed. In this prequel, Humphreys begins the finest series of historical novels since O¿Brian.¿ (GOOD BOOK GUIDE)
'Rip-roaring' (NOTTINGHAM EVENING POST)
'It is not often that one looks forward to a prequel with such yearning, but in this case THE BLOODING OF JACK ABSOLUTE is one those rare exceptions to the rule... He is a swashbuckler to rival all others and has the soul of a warrior. He is for me a devastating character that grows on you page by page to the extent that you crave more. Settle down, enjoy, and sink into the exciting and somewhat vulnerable life of spy-extraordinaire Jack Absolute.' (Ayo Onatade SHOTS)
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The brilliant prequel to JACK ABSOLUTE...
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- PublisherISIS Large Print Books
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0753174359
- ISBN 13 9780753174357
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages448
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