{"product_id":"9780957231092","title":"The Wayward Son","description":"\"BROWNE HAS A TALENT FOR DRAWING US INTO HER CHARACTERS AND SITUATiONS\" - Irish News\u003cp\u003eSet in the mid 19th century, on the beautiful Island of Mull, the largest of Scotland's Western Isles, on the estate of Jarvisfield owned by Lachlan Macquarie Jnr - a young man deeply unhappy with his lot in life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn love with Beth Jarvis - the young girl of mixed blood whom he had believed would be not be accepted in Scotland's high society, leading him to marry someone else, now much to his regret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeth - the daughter of George Jarvis, who has thoughts of no other man but John Dewar, the young naval officer who loved her and left her. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Dewar - a young lieutenant serving in the Royal Navy's \"West Africa Squadron\" patrolling the coast of Sierra Leone to prevent privateers transporting captured African slaves in the hold of their ships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautifully told dramatic and moving story of a young couple in love, and a young couple in hate, and the people around them who observe it all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the true story of the Macquarie, Jarvis and Dewar families: THE WAYWARD SON is a complete stand-alone novel in its own right, and is also the fourth and concluding book in the 'Macquarie Series.'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eighty-Eight Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49787289633008,"sku":"9780957231092","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780957231092","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}