THE NEW DAY

About the Book

It is 1912 and Richard Harvey is the heir the Longhalls Estate; the youngest member of a family that has owned and farmed the Estate since it was granted to his ancestors by William the Conqueror. During a journey on horse-back through a severe Winter storm he becomes lost, and finally exhausted he staggers and collapses in the court yard of a small farm. He is found covered in snow and hauled into the farmhouse by Mary Ayres. So begins a courtship of the two young people, one that sees them married and settled in their large country house which they share with Richard’s grandfather and a large staff of servants. The estate is run by Richard and Old Mr Harvey until the outbreak of the War with Germany in 1914. Being a country-man Richard has no desire to become an officer so he enlists as a Private soldier in the Lincolnshire Regiment along with a group of workers from the Longhalls Estate. After a brief period of training they a thrown into the fury of trench warfare where following the slaughter of all of their officers and NCO’s the men look to Richard Harvey to see them through. This is the story of the quiet country gentleman who becomes a national hero, much to his own dismay for he would rather be at home with his wife and family rather than moving on to the next stage of a war that seems to have no ending. He is granted a Field Commission and is rapidly promoted and decorated much to his own regret. Strong in the traditions of his family he is given the Monarchs Special Commission and after being wounded in combat becomes equerry to the King. Richard Harvey survives the War only to die during the Flu epidemic of 1918 to be survived by his only son Richard Harvey survives the War only to die during the Flu epidemic of 1918 to be survived by his only son Henry. This is the first volume of a Harvey Family History the following Titles are in preparation:- ‘Return to the Soil’ ‘Children of the Lonely Night’ ‘The Missing Years’ ‘Cutting the Ties’

About the Author

J. Rowlands Broughton was raised in Lincolnshire during the Second World War. He was educated at the Huntingdon School, Nottingham & District Technical College, Woolwich Polytechnic and the Royal College of Advanced Technology. Most of his working life has been spent in the design and development of Special Purpose Machines primarily for use in the Rubber, Plastics, and Pharmaceutical Industries. For the past twelve years he has been employed at the Nottingham Playhouse Theatre and during his time he has developed his love for writing novels, poetry, and that adaptation of Greek Tragedy. Over the years he has written books and manuals, and has developed programs on the use of Bills of Materials Systems, Systems Control and Engineering Control Systems. Jim is married with two adult children and enjoys music, poetry, painting watercolours and researching Medieval History. ‘Return to the Soil’ is the second book in a series of four books covering life of the imaginary Harvey Family who had an estate on the edge of the Lincolnshire Fens.