The Highwayman

A Novel Inspired by

by Deborah Ballou


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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 30/05/2002

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 208
ISBN : 9781403305930

About the Book

Dashing and arrogant highwayman, Jeremy Knox, survives his bloody encounter with King George’s soldiers . . . barely. The prison theft of his clothes and the unexpected help of a hero-worshipping boy conspire in his favor, and another man swings in his place. The world thinks him dead, and dead he must stay if he’s to escape a future hanging.

Jeremy’s will to recover from his injuries is second only to his desire for revenge on his betrayer. He spurns the kindness of new friends, choosing instead to rely on his former distrust of others to get by. Soon his new life, so dearly bought with the self-sacrifice of his pretty sweetheart, Bess, seems empty and purposeless.

A series of misadventures leaves his life hanging in the balance once again. If he’s to survive, he must realize before it’s too late that the love of a practical young woman and the trust of a family he never thought he’d have are far more precious treasures than the ones he once stole along the Yorkshire roads. The Highwayman takes the reader not only on a spirited ride through eighteenth century England but on one man’s journey toward reclamation and renewal.


About the Author

"The Highwayman is quite a departure from my first novel, Yeshua Wept, but for me, variety is what keeps writing fun," says Deborah Ballou, a former technical writer and high school English teacher. "It’s especially wonderful to find a subject that compels me to write, and even more wonderful when my readers enjoy what I’ve written." Mrs. Ballou lives in northern California with her husband, son, and daughter.