The Wedding Feast

By Neal McClinton

Paradise? Lost?  Lachlan Goddard is a man of science who's looking to make a new life for himself in the British colonies when his ship is wrecked.  Lachlan must confront his values and beliefs when he finds himself stranded on a remote island.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Neal McClinton
• Release date: Jan 27, 2021
• ISBN: 9781386923152

Neal McClinton

I love stories. Back before TV on demand I'd read during ad-breaks and anytime I went anywhere, I travelled with a stack of books. I read and write across a range of genres and formats. My portfolio includes a fantasy novel, film and TV scripts and plenty of short stories. Being able to write for a living would be a dream come true, so I'll keep banging my head against the proverbial brick wall...!

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This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

THE WEDDING FEAST

First edition. January 27, 2021.

Copyright © 2021 Neal McClinton.

Written by Neal McClinton.

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The Wedding Feast

The Wedding Feast.

Paradise?  Lost?

by Neal McClinton

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Lachlan Goddard was a man of science, a man who valued progress and gave no time to superstitions or flights of fancy.  He was planning to bring modernity to the British colonies.  Lachlan was on-board the THE DESTRIER, heading for New Zealand, where he would apply his theories to the practice of farming.

As the third son of a civil servant, Lachlan had been given a decent education but it was clear from that point on that he was expected to make his own way in the world.  He’d worked hard for almost four