Jarvisfield

Loved every page of this. The author has a very natural way of telling the story that makes it easy to see and hear the people before your eyes at all times, and the story is just as good as the first two books in the `Macquarie series’ which were brilliant.
Unlike the first two books, which were set in India and Australia, this one is set solely in Scotland and is now telling the story of the younger generation, Lachlan and Beth, the son and daughter of Lachlan Macquarie Senior and George Jarvis.
I’m sure the author would have liked to make `Lachlan’ – the son of the former hero in the previous two books – the hero in this book also, but as it is based on a true story she clearly resisted the temptation to do so and told it like it was, good and bad – you have my respect Ms Browne!
I also loved and laughed out loud at some of the “local” Scottish people in Jarvisfield, but the end was sad for Beth and I could not wait to download the following book and find out what happened next.
All in all, a wonderful story told in a fresh and natural way that makes you feel as if you `know’ all the characters at the end, and want to go on knowing more about them.

By Ella Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I absolutely loved this book. The story centres on Lachlan Macquarie’s son, Lachlan Jr, and George Jarvis’ daughter, Beth. It is different to the first two as the setting is not as worldwide in its geographical scope as India or Australia, but is set solely in Scotland on the Isle of Mull. The story closes in on the family and their life in Scotland and in this I became engrossed and at times found myself laughing a lot. The darker sub theme of the book is the continuing obscenity of the slave trade and a young man who works against its continuance.At first I was sad that Lachlan Jr did not turn out to be as great or as good a man as his famous father, but I applaud the author for having the honesty to show us that all men cannot be heroes, even those in books, and that the offspring of historical figures can have lives that are just as interesting as their famous relatives . I thought the first two books in the series, By Eastern Windows and The Far Horizon, were brilliant and I’m always a little disappointed when I come to the end of a good book as I just want the story to continue. So it was great to be able to learn more about the families of characters I had grown to love in the first books. I really enjoyed the love story between Beth and John and can’t wait to know what happens next with them.
Gretta Curran Browne has not disapponted me yet with any of her books and is firmly becoming a favourite author of mine.

I was captivated with the historical value of this series. The author presented the facts into an intriguing story. I read all three books and would love more!