A positive review is heartwarming. At least this is how I felt after reading the most recent review of Yamacraw Bluff on Goodreads. If you’re interested in the book, it’s available from all good online retailers (https://lnkd.in/gYD_Qkjd) and Culicidae Press. The sequel, Jenkins’ Ear, will be out soon.
Thank you, Sean, whomever you are!
“Historical fiction is not normally my genre, but I took a chance on this book based on a friend’s recommendation. I was pleasantly surprised to find a tale that is at times harrowing, at times rollicking, but always entertaining. The story follows its fictionalized protagonist on an epic journey from the squalid constraints of London’s infamous debtor’s prisons to the wide-open possibilities of early colonial America. Along the way, we get to know James Oglethorpe, the eccentric, idealistic aristocrat who founded Georgia.
Before reading this book, I knew nothing about Oglethorpe or the progressive ideas that inspired him. As such, I was convinced that the barroom brawl where the protagonist first encounters him had been concocted for the sake of an interesting plot. Some quick research dispelled that misconception. Turns out Oglethorpe was quite the charismatic rogue, and his founding principles stood in stark contrast to what most of us think of as the ideology of the Old South. Bravo to the author for introducing me to such a complex, interesting historical figure.
Overall, Yamacraw Bluff provides an entertaining look at a part of American history that few Americans are aware of.”
Luke Pittaway 