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After Whorl Donning Double Cloaks: A Thrilling Adventure in Roman Scotland (Celtic Fervour Series Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Nancy Jardine (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.8 out of 5 stars 22 ratings

An arduous trek to barbarian territory. Poignant loss. Devastating battlegrounds.

AD 79 The punitive chaos begins…

Bran monitors Roman legion activity, across his home territory, till General Agricola orders complete conquest of the barbarians of the far north of Britannia. Determined to stop the Roman invasions, Bran sets forth to find the Caledonian chief who will lead all of the northern tribes in battle against the Roman Empire. Danger sits on his shoulder, yet he manages to keep one step ahead of General Agricola.

Ineda journeys to Caledonia with her master, Tribune Valerius, a supplies officer for General Agricola’s Caledonian campaign. At Pinnata Castra Fortress disaster strikes! Determined to have a future free from enslavement, Ineda escapes and joins fellow rebels who congregate in the far north.

The Legions of the Roman Empire and the Caledonian Allies clash in battle… but where are Brennus and Ineda?

The adventures of the Garrigill Clan continue…

“It is a story of survival and determination and hope. Of enduring brutality and absorbing kindness. To say more will reveal spoilers, but the entire series is set firmly among the very best of early Romano British novels.” ‘Discovered Diamond’- Helen Hollick, Discovering Diamonds Reviews.

“…if the Celts are to achieve freedom from oppression, the rape of their lands, the slaughter of their people and hold fast to the dream of one day setting the might of the Roman Army to flight, they must stand and fight!” Francine Howarth - Historical Author & Reviewer

Readers of historical fiction who relish an extended family saga will enjoy the exhilarating adventures of the Garrigill Clan

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"For those who enjoy intriguing historical stories wrapped around absorbing facts, The Celtic Fervour series is a must-read. Nancy Jardine masterfully writes a flowing narrative full of detail. I particularly enjoy learning about how the Romans and the local tribes lived their days to day lives."

"I'm getting more spy-related vibes from this one. The title should give that away automatically but who is our spy? Read and find out! I believe that these vibes are a stroke of ingeniousness from Jardine because it makes the story more wholesome in my opinion and its easier to engage with the story too.."

"If the Celts are to achieve freedom from their oppression, the rape of their lands, the slaughter of their people and hold fast to the dream of one day setting the might of the Roman Army to flight, they must stand and fight!"

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The Ancient Roman invasion of northern Britannia (northern England to North East Scotland) took more than a decade to accomplish (c. AD 71-86) In Book 3 of The Celtic Fervour Series, I wanted to give a sense of impending doom and confusion which the Celtic tribes of the north must surely have felt as they awaited an inevitable large confrontation with the Roman Empire's legions. Many tribespeople must have been displaced, the refugees fleeing northwards to avoid becoming Romanised - this being just one of the themes I wanted to explore. Continued resistance via guerilla warfare tactics are mentioned in ancient texts and how this was accomplished is another of my themes in books 2 and 3.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07CJKP82C
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Nancy Jardine
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 19, 2018
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 2nd
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.2 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 294 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1999974350
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  • Book 3 of 6 ‏ : ‎ Celtic Fervour Series
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 out of 5 stars 22 ratings

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    Writer, compulsive researcher, public speaker, history obsessive, avid reader. Binge-watcher of Historical T.V. Series.

    Memberships: Historical Novel Society, Romantic Novelists' Association, Scottish Association of Writers, ALLI, Federation of Writers (Scotland)

    UK Writing Awards placements: The People’s Book Prize; Scottish Association of Writers B. Hammond Prize; Discovering Diamonds Reviews; Chill With a Book Reviews; B.R.A.G Medallion;

    Gives local author presentations on her novels/ Roman Scotland

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    TOPAZ EYES "This is a stunning read, which absorbed my attention from the beginning." Author Jane Bwye

    #1 THE BELTANE CHOICE " is one of the most convincing evocations of Celtic Britain that I have ever come across, and the central romance stands out against that background with great passion and immediacy." Simon Stirling, The Review Group.

    THE TAEXALI GAME "This combination of fantasy and history, linked by an interactive computer game, is sure to appeal to a wide audience....the writer skilfully creates a most believable world." Adjudicator for The Scottish Association of Writers 'Best Self Published Book' competition.

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    Ocelot Press is an independent cooperation of bestselling and award-winning authors writing mainly historical fiction, women's fiction and mystery. Our books take our readers across time and into faraway places.

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  • Mary Rose
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Series!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2014
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    I just can't say enough to express how much I enjoyed this book. Having read the first two in the series, I anxiously awaited the launch of "Donning Double Cloaks," and I definitely wasn't disappointed. The author has painted a clear picture of the life of the early Celts under Roman domination - domination being an unfamiliar and bitter pill for them to swallow. I am once again eagerly anticipating the fourth in the series - I hope Nancy Jardine has more adventures in store!
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  • Francine Howarth
    5.0 out of 5 stars Well-researched, wonderfully atmospheric and a delightful read!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2014
    It’s Northern Britannia AD73, and through the eyes of Lorcan and Brennus, two Brigante brother warriors, Nancy Jardine casts the reader back in time to Celtic Britain. It all seems such a far off point in history until the first light of dawn streaks the horizon, mists rise from deep dark dells to creep wraithlike across hills, and the sound of wood on wood is heard. That sound alone was the moment I stepped into Nancy Jardine’s Celtic world of the The Beltane Choice. Subsequently, Whorl: Bran Reborn was next on my agenda. I then eagerly awaited the publication day of book 3 After Whorl: Donning Double Cloaks, and this is why:

    Book 1 of Nancy Jardine’s Celtic/Roman series brings to the fore two brothers with wooden swords, who grow to manhood and become hardened Brigante warriors. Thus this reader lived through their hopes; their dreams; their love of their homeland and their struggle to survive the advancing might that is the Great Army of Rome. The Celtic tribes have little choice but to fight and die by the Roman Gladius or capitulate and serve their new overlords. And yet love still blossomed within the sanctity of the Celtic hearths, and the hero Lorcan discovered a happiness he never thought could be his. But he lost something dear to his heart too, and that something became the heart of book 2.

    By Book 2 the Celtic struggle to regain sense of freedom has the reader riding with Brennus who becomes separated from his kin in tragic circumstances, and all the while the might of the Great Army of Rome advances steadily northward. After a great battle, Brennus is all but a broken man, his survival and enslavement serves only to instil greater loathing for every Roman standing on the land of Britannia. And for Brennus love springs from an unexpected source and brings with it great healing and greater determination to survive, and to escape and once again challenge the might of the Roman invader. But with freedom comes tragedy.

    By Book 3, Brennus and Lorcan are again as one in mind, body and spirit. Rebellion is on the ether. And while Brennus has already sacrificed much for his freedom, the woman (Ineda) who made him whole again sacrifices even more. Torn between loyalty to her Roman master (for personal reasons) and that of her people, she risks her life to relay vital information to Celtic spies and couriers. Likewise Lorcan could lose everything that is close to his heart, but if the Celts are to achieve freedom from oppression, the rape of their lands, the slaughter of their people and hold fast to the dream of one day setting the might of the Roman Army to flight, they must stand and fight! This Book (3) is every bit as thrilling as 1 & 2, and I’m fingers crossed this is not the last of Brennus, Lorcan and their children.
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  • Dr. Mark A. Patton
    5.0 out of 5 stars A powerful tale of ordinary people responding to extraordinary circumstances
    Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2014
    This novel, the third in its series, follows directly on from “The Beltane Choice” and After Whorl: Bran Reborn.” Each novel carries us forward in time, but each novel also changes the viewpoint. In the first, we followed the fortunes of the lovers, Nara and Lorcan; in the second, those of Lorcan’s brother, the warrior, Brennus. In this third novel, the focus is on Ineda, who helped her grandmother nurse Brennus back to health after sustaining terrible injuries in battle against the Romans.
    “After Whorl: Donning Double Cloaks” covers the period of a decade, beginning in 74 AD. The Brigantes, under their King, Venutius, fight a guerrilla campaign against the legions of the Roman Governor, Cerealis. Everything changes, however, with the death of the Emperor Vespasian in 79 AD. A new Governor, Agricola, is in post, and embarks on a far more ambitious campaign to conquer the whole of Britannia. The overarching narrative remains close to the account given by the Roman historian, Tacitus. Modern historians and archaeologists still argue over where (and even whether) the “Battle of Mons Graupius” happened, but in this novel it happens on the slopes of Beinn na Ciche.
    The great political and military events, however, form only the backdrop to the novel, the real story being about the lives of ordinary people, and how these events impact upon them. How does an individual react to enslavement? If the master of the slave shows kindness, and offers protection from the brutality of others, what is the nature of the bond that forms between them? If, following a union that is neither an act of love nor a rape, an enslaved woman bears a child to an enemy of her people, what conflicting loyalties arise? What happens when she finds herself back among her own people?
    It would be difficult to say more without spoiling the plot, but this is a powerful tale of ordinary people responding to extraordinary circumstances.
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  • Helen Hollick
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Discovered Diamond
    Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2017
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    "...the entire series is set firmly among the very best of early Romano British novels."
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  • A.M. Swink
    5.0 out of 5 stars AFTER WHORL: DONNING DOUBLE CLOAKS review
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 19, 2024
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    In 'After Whorl: Donning Double Cloaks,' Nancy Jardine fleshes out the character of Ineda into a complex, conflicted being trapped between the family she shares with Tribune Valerius and her devotion to the cause of her tribes. There is much to explore here, as both she and Brennus/Bran move on with their lives following their traumatic separation in book 2. The politics at play create a lot of tension and uncertainty, which dogs Jardine's Garrigill clan at every step of the way.

    This book does span about 10 years, taking the reader from AD 74 all the way to the battle of Mons Graupius in AD 84 and its immediate aftermath. Brennus and Lorcan move their clan from Roman-occupied Brigantes territory into Caledonia, desperate to stay one step ahead of Agricola's invading forces. While primarily focused on the native side of the conflict, there is a lot more battle action here and the desperation can be clearly felt. The book ends on a cliffhanger that leaves the reader wondering what the next installment will have in store.

    Brennus and Ineda are given the most development here, as it tracks their parallel lives over this ten-year period. The ways in which they do and don't move on from each other, their conflicting loyalties, and the ways in which they manage to survive provide really hearty fodder for the reader. The character development is so very good - you can't help but keep turning the pages!

    The detail Jardine brings to her world is unparalleled, backed by what little research is available to us from this period. The reader is immersed in the world of Northern Britannia and its tribal boundaries/alliances, as relayed by Jardine. It is an exciting, well-developed read that provides all the intrigue, heartbreak, and romance a reader could wish for. Highly recommended!
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  • Francine Howarth
    5.0 out of 5 stars Well-researched, incredibly atmospheric and a delightful read!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 7, 2014
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    It’s Northern Britannia AD73, and through the eyes of Lorcan and Brennus, two Brigante brother warriors, Nancy Jardine casts the reader back in time to Celtic Britain. It all seems such a far off point in history until the first light of dawn streaks the horizon, mists rise from deep dark dells to creep wraithlike across hills, and the sound of wood on wood is heard. That sound alone was the moment I stepped into Nancy Jardine’s Celtic world of the The Beltane Choice. Subsequently, Whorl: Bran Reborn was next on my agenda. I then eagerly awaited the publication day of book 3 After Whorl: Donning Double Cloaks, and this is why:

    Book 1 of Nancy Jardine’s Celtic/Roman series brings to the fore two brothers with wooden swords, who grow to manhood and become hardened Brigante warriors. Thus this reader lived through their hopes; their dreams; their love of their homeland and their struggle to survive the advancing might that is the Great Army of Rome. The Celtic tribes have little choice but to fight and die by the Roman Gladius or capitulate and serve their new overlords. And yet love still blossomed within the sanctity of the Celtic hearths, and the hero Lorcan discovered a happiness he never thought could be his. But he lost something dear to his heart too, and that something became the heart of book 2.

    By Book 2 the Celtic struggle to regain sense of freedom has the reader riding with Brennus who becomes separated from his kin in tragic circumstances, and all the while the might of the Great Army of Rome advances steadily northward. After a great battle, Brennus is all but a broken man, his survival and enslavement serves only to instil greater loathing for every Roman standing on the land of Britannia. And for Brennus love springs from an unexpected source and brings with it great healing and greater determination to survive, and to escape and once again challenge the might of the Roman invader. But with freedom comes tragedy.

    By Book 3, Brennus and Lorcan are again as one in mind, body and spirit. Rebellion is on the ether. And while Brennus has already sacrificed much for his freedom, the woman (Ineda) who made him whole again sacrifices even more. Torn between loyalty to her Roman master (for personal reasons) and that of her people, she risks her life to relay vital information to Celtic spies and couriers. Likewise Lorcan could lose everything that is close to his heart, but if the Celts are to achieve freedom from oppression, the rape of their lands, the slaughter of their people and hold fast to the dream of one day setting the might of the Roman Army to flight, they must stand and fight! This Book (3) is every bit as thrilling as 1 & 2, and I’m fingers crossed this is not the last of Brennus, Lorcan and their children.
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