McCulloch's Dilemma

<p class=ql-align-justify>It is historical fiction set in events of the time. The story has resonances in today's society - suppression of freedom of expression and abuse of power of those in power.</p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-center><strong>Citizens we must rebel against the tyranny of power usurped.</strong></p><p class=ql-align-center>Thomas Paine: Rights of Man 1791</p><p class=ql-align-center><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify>John McCulloch is a young typesetter living in Edinburgh in 1792 a time of civil and political unrest in Britain; a time when Societies started to be formed throughout the land all aiming to achieve voting reform to put an end to bribery and corruption; a time when the Establishment was terrified the masses would rise and bring about revolution as they had done in France and Lord Henry Dundas Home Secretary began to enlist a network of spies to catch and punish anyone printing or distributing any 'seditious material'.</p><p class=ql-align-justify>A chance encounter leads John to reconnect with his childhood friend Amelia - the daughter of a local landowner where his father is gamekeeper on the estate - who is destined to marry into wealth and status. They become swept up in a maelstrom of rapidly unfolding political events.</p><p class=ql-align-justify>At the heart of the novel is the quest for voting reform and the quest for love in the face of adversity.</p><p><strong> Great story. A page turner.</strong></p>