The Rice Kings: Book One

“The Beginning” is the evocative story of a young eighteenth century Northumbrian man who is born into a well to-do family in Whitehaven Cumberland County England. Jonathan Lucas was apprenticed out to an Uncle who teaches him the millwright trade and other lessons of life. His adventures growing up in England saw the rise and the turmoil of the Industrial Revolution. There are highwaymen, treacherous villains, blind politicians, love affairs, fights, great mansions, brilliant balls, perilous military attacks, business bust, and seaborne journeys that bring eighteenth century England to life in a blaze of colorful characters and adventures. Jonathan is thrust into a love triangle at an early age that last until he is torn from one lover to the other. He and his Mistress leave for the Caribbean island of Antigua just after the American Revolution. What will become of him and his family in the aftermath of the seabourne adventure? Learn the answer to these questions and many others in reading The Rice Kings, Book One, The Beginning.