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The Blooding of Jack Absolute

The Blooding of Jack Absolute

by C . C . Humphreys (Author)

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    Hardcover 2005

    $3.25

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    Paperback 2005

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    Hardcover 2008

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Synopsis

London 1759 and Jack's life is easy. A scholar at Westminster School, a master with cricket bat or billiard cue, the leader of a gang of bucks about the Town, he has both a girl he worships...and a courtesan teaching him the more basic arts of love. Yet he plans to give up all carousing, sit the examinations for Cambridge, find a career in any field he chooses. If he can just stay out of trouble for one night...From the billiard halls and brothels of London to a clash of Empires on the Plains of Abraham, Jack life is forever altered by the tragedies of that night. Through duels, battles, frantic escapes and a brutal winter spent in a cave in Canada, Jack learns the truth of his father's words...as well as a dozen things to do with a dead bear. A year on, the schoolboy will vanish, a man appear. But first he must learn to kill. To come of age, Jack Absolute must be blooded.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 320
 Edition: First Edition
 Publisher: Orion
Published: 20 Jan 2005
ISBN 10: 0752857053
ISBN 13: 9780752857053
Book Overview: JACK ABSOLUTE was a substantial success. Both brilliantly reviewed and commercially popular, it marked the beginning of a brand-new bestselling phenomenon... BLOODING is an even better novel. Brilliantly charting Jack's coming-of-age, it combines emotional power, humour and non-stop action into a wonderful whole. Chris Humphreys is becoming more and more high profile himself. He is a top ten bestseller in Canada, FRENCH EXECUTIONER is in film pre-production and the national reviewers have now woken up to his talent. 'Jack escapes death more often than James Bond in his attempt to find the traitor in the King's ranks...an exciting romp.' Sunday Telegraph

Media Reviews
'A coming-of-age novel that ticks all the boxes - adventure, drama, wit, style and sheer enjoyment.' -- Shari Low DAILY RECORD 'C.C. Humphreys brings the ribald, pleasure-seeking excesses of the regency period gloriously to life in this splendid romp... great rollicking fun' YORKSHIRE EVENING POST '[Humphreys] brilliantly combines meticulous research with a breakneck pace and a terrific sense of humour... If I read a more enjoyable historical novel this year you can stick me in a snowed up cave with only bear-meat to chew on and a copy of Hamlet to keep me sane.' -- Sally Sigmond HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW 'As swash-buckling as a young Errol Flynn, languidly escaping death with the ease of a teenage James Bond, this is a roaring adventure whose pages are remorselessly consumed. In this prequel, Humphreys begins the finest series of historical novels since O'Brian.' GOOD BOOK GUIDE 'Rip-roaring' NOTTINGHAM EVENING POST 'It is not often that one looks forward to a prequel with such yearning, but in this case THE BLOODING OF JACK ABSOLUTE is one those rare exceptions to the rule... He is a swashbuckler to rival all others and has the soul of a warrior. He is for me a devastating character that grows on you page by page to the extent that you crave more. Settle down, enjoy, and sink into the exciting and somewhat vulnerable life of spy-extraordinaire Jack Absolute.' -- Ayo Onatade SHOTS
Author Bio
C.C. Humphreys was born in Toronto, Canada, and grew up in Los Angeles and London. He is a third generation actor and writer.He was a schoolboy fencing champion, became a fight choreographer and thus turned his love of swashbuckling towards historical fiction. He is married and lives in North London.