The Jacobites' Apprentice

1744, and the whole country is threatened once again by civil war as the exiled Stuarts attempt to recover their lost throne. Their Manchester supporters will use any means to raise support and finance for the Jacobite Cause. But those loyal to the current monarchy are equally determined to stop them. As the opposing forces gather, and the threat of civil war becomes a reality, the fates of both sides will lie in the hands of one man – Aran Owen – who must choose between loyalty to the family who have raised him and his burning ambition to become a renowned artist. The finale will be played out on the ramparts of Carlisle Castle in the winter of 1745. Hopes of a Stuart Restoration are dashed – and Aran finally discovers who are the Rogues and who the Righteous within the complex web of his relationships.

The Jacobites Apprentice was a Historical Novel Society Indie Award Finalist in 2014.

David Ebsworth is the pen name of writer, Dave McCall, a former negotiator and Regional Secretary for the Transport & General Workers' Union. Dave has travelled a great deal within western Europe, in Canada and the United States, in China, Nicaragua and Colombia. He was born in Liverpool but has lived for the past thirty years in Wrexham with his wife, Ann. They have four adult children and nine grandchildren. Since their retirement in 2008, the couple have spent about six months of each year in southern Spain. Dave began to write seriously in 2009.

'Critically reviewed by the Historical Novel Society who deemed it "worthy of a place on every historical fiction bookshelf.'

– Jane Heyward – Amazon Reviews

Read about David's appearance at the Wrexham Carnival of Words in The Wrexham Leader here and here.

David also appeared at the Gedling Book Festival, as reported by The i here.