Lachlan Of Carlisle

About the Book

“Love is a matter of geography and circumstance. James Lachlan is the son of an Earl, a gentleman of means and an engineering offi cer in the British army. Circumstance required him to absent himself from England for three years. Nicola is the daughter of a USA cattle rancher and an educated eastern lady. Nicola’s father was a man deemed unfi t to marry Nicola’s mother by her Boston family. The Waltham family was ostracized on Nicola’s parent’s marriage. Nicola had both her parents killed by an Indian raiding party, was abused by unfeeling outlaws and had her ranch and stock stolen from her while she recovered from the abuse. Because of the abuse she was also ostracized by the townspeople where she was born. Without funds, family and friends Nicola was forced to earn a living as a dance hall girl. This then is the love story of James and Nicola how they met and overcame their many trials and tribulations to fall in love and despite all opposition to fi nally marry. They sought and were fi nally accepted back into the bosoms of their families. James however never knew what his strong willed red headed wife would do next and thought “My life may not always be quiet and peaceful but it will always be interesting”.

About the Author

Peter Lawler was born in 1937. He was raised in Tasmania. He worked as a Technical and Administrative Offi cer in the now defunct PMG department and became a federal government auditor on gaining an accounting diploma. He was as well a part time Law and Accounting lecturer until 1990 when a serious injury that occurred in 1961 worsened and caused his retirement in the same year. He has had published articles in Accounting and Engineering journals and by 1996 had obtained a business Master of Arts degree and a PhD from Kensington. A love of reading since his teens decided Peter to write this his third book “Lachlan of Carlisle” over the last fi ve years and fi nally have it published.