Fortunate Son: A Novel of the Greatest Trial in Irish History, by David Marlett
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Fortunate Son: A Novel of the Greatest Trial in Irish History, by David Marlett
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“David Marlett sets a wonderful historical novel against beautiful descriptions of Ireland in telling the story of a disputed earldom. FORTUNATE SON offers rich history, well developed characters, and a unique conclusion.” – Glen Cuchine, Christian Science Monitor “An epic and thrilling tale of adventure and drama. Beautifully written and painstakingly researched, it’s a book for fans of action and history alike.” – Ethan Cross, International Bestselling Author of THE PROPHET and BLIND JUSTICE NATIONAL BESTSELLER Meet James Annesley, son of 18th Century Ireland. Though you may have never heard his name before, his story has already touched you in profound ways. Now, for the first time, novelist David Marlett brings that incredible story to life. Stretching from the dirty streets of Ireland to the endless possibilities of Colonial America, from drama on the high seas with the Royal Navy to a life-and-death race across England and up the Scottish Highlands, from the prospect of a hangman’s noose to a fate decided in the halls of justice, FORTUNATE SON is a powerful, relentless epic. Here nobility, duels, love, courage, revenge, honor, and treachery among family, friends and ancient enemies abound. And at its center is the most momentous trial in Irish history – the trial of Annesley v. Anglesea from which our modern “attorney/client privilege” was forged, and our concept of a “jury of ones peers” was put to the test. Carefully researched, vividly evoked, and lovingly brought to the page, FORTUNATE SON is an unforgettable work of fiction based on fact, one that will resonate deep within you long after you finish it.
Fortunate Son: A Novel of the Greatest Trial in Irish History, by David Marlett- Amazon Sales Rank: #712519 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-06-01
- Released on: 2015-06-01
- Format: Kindle eBook
Review “David Marlett sets a wonderful historical novel against beautiful descriptions of Ireland in telling the story of a disputed earldom. Fortunate Son offers rich history, well developed characters, and a unique conclusion.”– Glen Cuchine, Christian Science Monitor“I could tell that Mr. Marlett knew his subject inside and out and I truly believe that this is what made this book so very readable…. The blood, sweat and tears, of the characters and the author are ever-present in this book. I really recommend this book to adventure fans, historical fans, and legal fans. It’s a great book and I thoroughly enjoyed it!”– Tales of a Book Addict“I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good historical read.”– Shelly’s Book Shelves“The reader will sense the drama about to unfold at the end, but be resistive, and not wanting the book to end, having become lost in the tale. It's much like coming out of a warm pool to the bracing cool air. It is hard to believe that Marlett has written such a in depth, imaginative, reality based drama. Let's hope the movie rights do get sold- I for one would love to see it brought to the big screen, but know it could never to his prose justice!”– Bless Their Hearts Mom“If every book I read were as textured and well-written as Fortunate Son by David Marlett, I would need to live a lot longer just to read. I was enthralled from the first sentence.”– Bags, Books & Bon Jovi
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Lord Arthur Annesley, the Sixth Earl of Anglesea, was slopped. He had been sitting alone at his oak table in the dark back corner of the Brazen Head Tavern since half-past ten that morning. Now, nearly five in the evening, he could hear fresh rain blowing across Dublin’s Merchant’s Quay, tapping the tavern’s windows, dripping heavy in pools along Bridge Street. He was floating, his white wig askew, his fat fingers tracing the blood groove of his gold-hilted rapier lying on the table. “He’s mine, he is,” he muttered to no one. “B’god, James is mine! So he is. She’ll never take him to England.” He glanced up with his one eye, the other having been long ago shot out by his wife’s cuckolding suitor. “My son’s mine,” he boomed. “Damn you all!” A violent cough overtook him until finally he lowered his chin, rivulets of perspiration trickling down his brow.“‘Tis well known, me lord, James is yer son,” the tavern keeper offered. “Would ye like another?”“Ney!” Arthur shook his head, muttering, “No more boys.”“Ach nay, me lord—would ye like another pint?”“Ha! Ney, Keane. Best be on m’way.” He stood shakily, steadying himself on the dark wall, sheathing his rapier.“Well den, g’night sire,” the keeper said, gesturing with his bar towel.Arthur tapped the wrinkles from his blue, Italian cocked hat. “Keane?”“Aye, m’lord?”“What be the cure....” He stumbled sideways, trying to buckle his sword sash. “What be the cure for a hangover? I’ll wager you don’t know.”“Sleep, most likely,” Keane answered, moving across the small room, delivering a dram to a large man sitting alone. “What do ye think, sir?” he asked the man.“I have no reckon,” the man muttered, his Scottish brogue rumbling low. “Leave me be.”“I suppose a pinch o’ snuff might do ye, Lord Anglesea,” Keane guessed, wiping his hands on his apron.“Ney, goddamn you, Keane!” His words a lather of grumbled mush, his arm a terrier in a fox hole, fumbling through the twisted coat sleeve. He spun, shoving his hand through. “I knew you didn’t know, you damn thievin’ Irishman. ‘Tis t’ drink again!” He staggered backward to the door. “That be the cure, b’god!”“Aye, me lord,” said Keane. “So I’ve heard.” Now the Scotsman was standing too.“T’ drink again!” Arthur bellowed, throwing his arms up. “T’ drink again, ‘tis all you need!” Turning, he careened through the doorway, along the rickety boardwalks, lurching into the muck of Bridge Street. “‘Tis all I need!”A large hackney coach pulled by six horses was crossing the Father Matthew Bridge, gaining speed in the pelting rain. The horses snorted against the driver’s whip as he yelled from the box, his cloak flailing in the wet wind. “Up with ye curs! Now! Up! Up!” Again and again he cracked the long leather across their backs. The loud roar and stirring commotion of the coach and six easily cleared traffic from the bridge, opening a wide swath up Bridge Street beyond, like a plow cleaving mud. When the horses reached the quay on the far side of the River Liffey they were pulling so hard and running at such a blaze that all four wheels left the ground before crashing back to earth to spin in the slurry sludge. Galloping past the Brazen Head Tavern, with nostrils flared and eyes mad wide, they would not and could not stop for anything in their path.Against the whir of voices the ale had loosed in his head, Arthur heard charging hooves, people shouting, and through the stinging rain, he saw a maniacal blur rushing him. But he couldn’t move. A black surging wall, yet he stood, stammering something about God. Finally one step toward the side, but it wasn’t enough—the violent impact threw him back and down. Twenty-four hooves thundered over him, snapping his right leg like straw, driving it into the thick mud. Another hoof trampled his gut, his ribs shattering. Instant fire. Then the coach hit him, the splinter bar catching his chin, the front axle crushing his larynx, cracking spine, whipping his head into the path of the rear wheels which slammed over him, mashing his face into the filth and black ooze.His one eye fluttered open, stinging, but he couldn’t breathe. To one side he saw muddy boots and spurs—some standing, others moving away. His bloody mouth sagged, convulsing for air. He felt warmth trickle from his ears. Life abandoning him. Then, between the clamoring shouts and splashes, he heard the massive bells of Christ Church Cathedral begin their solemn peel, announcing the time. He stopped moving, and there in the shadows of his mind he saw James, no more than five, standing on a rocky hill, laughing, the sea air tousling his auburn hair. Suddenly James sprinted off, through an emerald field, clambered over a low stone fence, then raced on, away, toward a man who was waiting, watching—a man Lord Arthur Annesley, the Earl of Anglesea had never been.
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48 of 49 people found the following review helpful. Great Irish Historical Based On Fact By Sandra Iler Kirkland The year is 1727 and the place is Ireland. James Annesley is thirteen, the son of The Earl of Annesley, one of the richest peerages in England and Ireland, with extensive land holdings in both countries. The current Earl is killed in a street accident, which makes James the seventh Lord Annesley. That is, until his wicked uncle rides into town the day of the funeral, beating James in the street and sending him into hiding while he claims the title for himself. Richard, the wicked uncle, claims that James was not the legitimate child of his father, but born of an alliance with the woman who was James' wet nurse. This woman, Juggy, was in love with Flynn, the stableman who was James' emotional father and the father of his best friend, Sean. Flynn and Sean try to protect James from Richard, but it is soon evident that he wants to have him killed to remove the threat he represents. He doesn't manage to have James killed, but instead James is kidnapped and sent as an indentured servant to the Colonies. James is given a seven year sentence and when he attempts to escape, a further nine. When James is twenty-seven, he returns to England where he plans to mount a case against Richard and reclaim his inheritance. The trial is the biggest trial in English/Irish history, and everyone knew the story. The most amazing thing about this novel is that it is based on a true story. David Marlett has written a fascinating tale of noble skulduggery, of a time when nobles were truly lords of all they surveyed, and they were able to commit heinous acts without fear of punishment. The case was so well known that it echoes in books based on the story. Some of these include Robert Lewis Stevenson's Kidnapped, Sir Walter Scott's Guy Mannering, and Tobias Smollett's novels, The Adventures Of Peregrine Pickle and The Adventures Of Roderick Random. The reader will be treated to a fast-paced story with unbelievable twists and turns, a famous tale that fell into obscurity over the years and is now rediscovered. This book is recommended for readers of historical fiction.
45 of 46 people found the following review helpful. Serious Historical Fiction and Adventure Makes for Uncomfortable Mix By David R Anderson (Author/Writer) David Marlett's story Fortunate Son opens with the death of Lord Arthur Annesley in 1727, an apparent accident in Dublin, Ireland, which sets the circumstances for the struggle over the Anglesea Estate. The tale of young James Annesley's fight to reclaim what is rightfully his from uncle Richard Annesley, has the ingredients of a 'fine mess' in which to make a good story. In the first chapter Fortunate Son is an exciting read, suggesting an adventurous approach that will put the reader in the shoes of young James as he fights to stay alive and overcome the odds stacked against him. However by the time Lord Annesley's funeral is through, the second chapter, it's clear this historical novel will not be skimping on detail explaining the relationships and history around the main character.Like the beginning I found much of this book an enthralling read, in particular the abduction that carries James off to America together with the court scenes that see him back in Ireland again. While the story progresses there were times I found my attention flagging in the banality of James' 14 year indentured life in Pennsylvania and Virginia, the somewhat unlikely coincidence of, when in the rush of escaping, James finding his childhood friend in crowded Yorktown, America, and the awkward plot-relationship throughout the book of this friend Sean, Sean's dad Fynn and how they came to be in James' life.While David Marlett says that Fortunate Son is a work of fiction the author has gone to great lengths to build the story around a set of facts. To this end he has my respect but I feel it's at the expense of narrative flow. I was gripped by the fight and flight scenes, absorbed by the legal theatre but unfortunately I went off the boil in between these sections as the story fulfilled its obligation to historical accuracy.Fortunate Son has a very moving ending—one that could be said to be imperfect, flawed and therefore true to life. For me I would say the same about the overall reading of the novel. Its an uncomfortable marriage between accuracy and adventure where both participants are equally worthy but neither supports the other in the way I hoped for or expected. The chapter quotes from the trial transcripts of Annesley v. Anglesea, 1743 time and again brought me back to the pragmatic civil court proceedings, that are the basis of this historical story, but these chapters are followed by 'boys novel' sections, along the lines of Stevenson's Kidnapped, 'time warping' me back to the swashbuckling tales I read in my youth. Unfortunately this changing of pace and tone jarred the rhythm of my read and had me questioning whether the author had got the mix of historical authority v. adventure wrong.I'm sure that many readers will view Fortunate Son differently. If you enjoy adventure there's much in the book to recommend. Likewise if studying history appeals then this story offers another perspective on a well known incident. Whether Fortunate Son as a novel can fulfill both roles is another thing.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful. Feel Fortunate To Have Read Fortunate Son! By Amy Van Amburgh Fortunate Son invokes a range of emotions, ranging from empathy and compassion to loathing. I was pleasantly surprised to shed many a tear in even the earliest stages of the novel, a beautiful tissue alert!In my opinion, a good writer TELLS you about the interaction between characters and a great writer makes you FEEL that interaction between characters. David Marlett did a superb job in seamlessly developing his characters spanning a period of decades, a daunting task to accomplish well. He does a masterful job at combining well-researched fact with enticing and passionate, yet believable, fiction.At times I was cheering, other times I found myself using words that I specifically invented for Jemmy’s evil “Uncle” Richard. All along the way, I wanted to hug Jemmy and tell him it was going be OK.So why did I give it 5 stars? In short, it is one of the best books I have read in many years. A legal thriller at its best, but includes phenomenal characters that are extremely well crafted - not all likeable, but completely real. The pace of the story nicely snowballs - adding in essential tension with the addition of various factual events.I for one can’t wait until Marlett’s next book, American Red, arrives later this year!
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