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FORGIVEN is : a fast paced, riviting, plot led story. Historical adventure at it's best. A thoughly enjoyable, entertaining, awesome read.
"THIS BOOK IS A KEEPER" says Cathy Denver, reviewer for International Review of Books...
FORGIVEN: "Descriptions of youth, hardship, love and combat immersed me in every scene. The use of New Zealand English was refreshing too." Irene Baron reviewer.
"This is an exceptionally well written book. Romantic fiction at it's best. The research was impressive and the writing style will transport you to another place and time - like all good writing should." Review by Cathy Rackowski ...
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Forgiven : history: drama: adventure: romance: South Africa: New Zealand
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Order direct from geofferylawson@gmail.com for $30 plus postage.
REVIEW for FORGIVEN.
A very awesome book cover, great font and writing style. A very well written Boer War fiction book. Very easy to read start/finish and easy to follow. There were no typo/grammar errors and never a dull moment. Lots of exciting scenarios and several twists and turns, and a unique set of characters to keep track of. This could make a great Boer War fiction movie or better still, a mini TV series. An easy rating of 5 stars. Tony Parsons MSW.
Forgiven can be forgiven for keeping me up late. This compelling historical novel tells of an impossibly romantic story over the course of one year. So says KATHY DENVER, review editor of INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF BOOKS..
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SYNOPSIS for FORGIVEN...
Patea, New Zealand, 1883
Rachel is young, charming, intelligent and a social outcast. Things change after a chance meeting with Richard while visiting in provincial Patea. On the way home, she realises that potential troubles still abound - her father, a self made man of influence will have to be convinced that Richard should be allowed to court her, and that he will be good for her, which will be difficult, even if everything else goes according to plan.
Knowing that he has no wealth to influence her father, and eager to prove that he is worthy to be her husband, Richard errs when he volunteers to fight in South Africa and leaves her under a cloud. Once there, he experiences one sobering experience after another, and begins to realise the true value of what he has left behind. Then he is captured by the enemy and sinks into the depths of despair, only to learn that danger stalks Rachel at home and drastic measures are required to get her back...
EXcerpt from FORGIVEN : "While we're in town you'd better keep this under your pillow." He threw a revolver on the bed next to me, so I picked it up - it was a Colt double-action in .41 calibre and at least a decade old. It had an old-style birds- head butt and a barrel that was only two inches long. There was no ejector, because the barrel was too short to attach one to. "If you want to go to the bar or anywhere else around here you'd better pack that in your pocket."
Geoff Lawson was born in Whanganui, New Zealand, in 1949 and has always been intrigued with the historical. Leaving school at age 15 he has mastered many skills and worked on a number of historical projects around 'the River City'. He was the first to be employed by the Wanganui Riverboat Trust and spent a number of years on the restoration of the derilect riverboat building and the steamboat Waimarie. Interested in historical military, he became involved with the iconic Krupp Gun restoration project, doing most of the metalwork himself, while researching it's history. What he discovered amazed him - "this was such a good story that I couldn't just leave it to the silence of history." So he wrote the book "Our Gun," his first book, which was followed by the novel "Forgiven"