The Bastard Boy
The Bastard Boy by James Wilson, published by Faber & Faber in 2004, is a historical adventure novel comprising 392 pages. The story follows Ned Gudgeon, who embarks on a quest to find his lost nephew, a child fathered by his brother Daniel during the Seven Years War in America. As he navigates through various locations, including a Carolina plantation and Mount Vernon, he encounters significant historical figures and experiences the complexities of life in 18th-century America.
Readers will find that the narrative unfolds through Ned’s perilous journey across the Appalachian frontier, where he interacts with a diverse cast of characters, including settlers, bandits, and American Indians. The book delves into themes of family, identity, and the challenges of the era, as Ned’s search leads him to unexpected truths about the ‘bastard boy.’ This edition offers a detailed exploration of historical fiction, immersing readers in the rich tapestry of adventure and discovery.
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On a quest for his lost nephew an eighteenth-century Englishman journeys across America, before finally discovering the startling truth about the ‘bastard boy’ . . .
Ned Gudgeon is asked to find the bastard child his brother Daniel fathered in America during the Seven Years War. Following the few clues he has, he travels first to a Carolina plantation, where he helps two slaves to escape; to Mount Vernon, to see Daniel’s former brother-officer, George Washington; and then across the Appalachians, into the wild ‘back country’ of the frontier – where he has a series of perilous adventures with settlers and bandits, visionaries and murderers, land-speculators and American Indians, before finally reaching his journey’s end.
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