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Macquarie #3
Jarvisfield
JARVISFIELD
A mixture of the Arabic blood of her father, and the English blood of her mother, Elizabeth (Beth) Jarvis grows up on the estate of Jarvisfield in Scotland. A dark-haired, dark-eyed girl of uncommon beauty who enslaves the hearts of two young men, while loving only one.
Lachlan Macquarie Junior, rich and golden, and the heir to his famous father’s estate, is the joy of his mother’s heart, until she finally realises that the only man her son is capable of respecting, and the only one who can control him, is Beth’s father, George Jarvis.
Based on the true-life stories of the Macquarie, Jarvis and Dewar families, and set in the natural beauty of the Island of Mull, JARVISFIELD is a stand-alone novel in its own right, and the third book in The Macquarie Series.
A mixture of the Arabic blood of her father, and the English blood of her mother, Elizabeth (Beth) Jarvis grows up on the estate of Jarvisfield in Scotland. A dark-haired, dark-eyed girl of uncommon beauty who enslaves the hearts of two young men, while loving only one.
Lachlan Macquarie Junior, rich and golden, and the heir to his famous father’s estate, is the joy of his mother’s heart, until she finally realises that the only man her son is capable of respecting, and the only one who can control him, is Beth’s father, George Jarvis.
Based on the true-life stories of the Macquarie, Jarvis and Dewar families, and set in the natural beauty of the Island of Mull, JARVISFIELD is a stand-alone novel in its own right, and the third book in The Macquarie Series.
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First published August 2, 2013
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June 3, 2018
Truly absorbing!
I was so caught up in this book, and series, I failed to post my review of this third book of the Macquarie series and went right into the next! It is that good!
I love this author's writing style and ability to bring you into the era. The story is fascinating and characters come to life in this Victorian Era third book about the estate of Jarvisfield in Scotland.
The story is based on life after Lachlan Macquarie as the plot centers around the children. With such amazing parents, and such rich history to draw from, the author humanizes the plot and is a master of storytelling while interweaving many facts into it.
I love the descriptions of the locations and could barely finish this third book before starting the last one.
Very definitely a five-star series that historical fiction genre fans would like.
I was so caught up in this book, and series, I failed to post my review of this third book of the Macquarie series and went right into the next! It is that good!
I love this author's writing style and ability to bring you into the era. The story is fascinating and characters come to life in this Victorian Era third book about the estate of Jarvisfield in Scotland.
The story is based on life after Lachlan Macquarie as the plot centers around the children. With such amazing parents, and such rich history to draw from, the author humanizes the plot and is a master of storytelling while interweaving many facts into it.
I love the descriptions of the locations and could barely finish this third book before starting the last one.
Very definitely a five-star series that historical fiction genre fans would like.
September 25, 2018
This was a good follow-up to the previous book in this series, The Far Horizon. It very much would have stood on its own, without having read either of the other 2 books in the 4 book series. Very much enjoying the historical background and also the characters involved, who carry through from one book to the other.
September 10, 2017
I loved all four of these MacQuarie series books. The author's writing style is very easy to follow. Yet it is full of researched and true facts written in a bit of a literary style. The characters were lively and lovable and they grabbed me emotionally. I will now read her other series.
December 2, 2019
Very Moving
This is a very moving story, based on real lives and not all happily ever after. Great characters, and the author developed the plot to hold my interest. Looking forward to the next book.
This is a very moving story, based on real lives and not all happily ever after. Great characters, and the author developed the plot to hold my interest. Looking forward to the next book.
March 19, 2023
Excellent writing
This book, different from the others, in that the original characters are gone, is interesting as a history. The stories within the story are tragic, and the ending is lackluster at best, but it still commands your presence due to the beauty of her writing.
This book, different from the others, in that the original characters are gone, is interesting as a history. The stories within the story are tragic, and the ending is lackluster at best, but it still commands your presence due to the beauty of her writing.
August 19, 2017
Jarvisfield was not as absorbing as books. One and two as it was more about Beth and Thomas Dewar. BUT it was still a good story. The author has definitely acquired a new fan!
January 22, 2019
awesome,wonderful as all of grettas books are 10 stars
September 13, 2022
Oh my
This is a bit different from the previous stories. So true to life, but so sad in many parts. Can't wait to read the last book! Great story!
This is a bit different from the previous stories. So true to life, but so sad in many parts. Can't wait to read the last book! Great story!
August 16, 2013
At the end of book 3 of the Macquarie Trilogy we learn that it is to be stretched to a fourth book. I will not be acquiring book 4. At the end of Book 2 Lachlan Macquarie dies and leaves George Jarvis in charge of Jarvisfield. A few chapters into book 3 George is killed off in a riding accident leaving the estate in the hands of George’s wife and Elizabeth Macquarie the Laird’s widow. Raised without a strong male presence Lachlan Jr falls into the company of a his Godfather’s son and joins him in the army in a life of dissolute gambling and debauchery. Whereas his friend can afford to lose at cards Lachlan cannot and he throws away his inheritance and his happiness in the process. This book is not the engaging read the first two provided. It has its moments and it may be true to life but it lacks the moral compass provided by the two strong leads whose friendship was the driving force in books one and two.
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July 24, 2023
Gretta Curran Browne writes historical fiction with superb skill and understanding of what touches our hearts. She endeavors to stay true to the historical record of her story while instilling in the characters those strengths that make them honored, and those weaknesses that result in untimely, unnecessary death. She has the ability to keep you interested in what is happening & turning pages to find out what is going to happen to the most interesting of her characters. If you understand she is writing about actual people, places and historical events, Browne allows you to picture and be a part of that history. She never fails to have me wanting more every time I come to an end of one of her novels and there is one more to go. You can look up the leading characters with Google and Whikipedia to further your knowledge of their historical records. It is fascinating reading.
April 23, 2016
Scotland is the backdrop
This 3rd book in a series of four takes place in Scotland, continuing the story of the family developed in the first two books. There was more focus on the characters and less on history, which in my opinion, made it less interesting than the first two. I am planning on reading book 4.
This 3rd book in a series of four takes place in Scotland, continuing the story of the family developed in the first two books. There was more focus on the characters and less on history, which in my opinion, made it less interesting than the first two. I am planning on reading book 4.
November 11, 2015
The "Macquarie" series is a great series. And Ms. Browne is a great story teller. There have been times when I put the book down and then five minutes later I pick it up, because I want to know what happens in this story. I am looking for to reading the last book.
March 11, 2015
A continuing story
This is a transitioning story with this generation's story left in limbo at the end. One must read the next,t novel for a conclusion.
This is a transitioning story with this generation's story left in limbo at the end. One must read the next,t novel for a conclusion.
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November 20, 2018Ditto to below, book 3 of 4.
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