Reviews for A distant hero

The average rating for A distant hero based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-04-16 00:00:00 Amy K Rider This is the family saga of the Ashleighs of Knightshill. The patriarch and master of Knigtshill, General Sir Gilliard Ashleigh is mainly concerning with two important social events: the Khartoum Dinner which is provided by the military guests who revived, memories of their brave lives; the Waterloo Ball, a dinner made in honour the memory of the family hero. Sir Gilliard has four living grandsons and granddaughters: Vorne, a supposed hero in the Karthoum siege (A Question of Honor); Vere who become his heir on the death of Vorne, a painter of battles; Caroline, who had a love affair with an Italian poet while her husband was in India; she left her daughter Kate in order to be raised with her sister, Charlotte; and finally Valentine, the eldest grandson who decided to enlist at the 57th Lancers Cavalry Regiment by using his middle name, Martin Havelock. In this second volume of this saga, the Boer War is described with some details through Val's eyes, showing some interesting aspects of this important war in South Africa. Its sequel is Act of Valour. 5* Beyond All Frontiers 4* A Question of Honour 4* A Distant Hero TR Forget The Glory TR Scarlet Shadows TR The Burning Land

Review # 2 was written on 2010-10-27 00:00:00 David Worthington **this review might be a tad spoilerish for those who haven't read book #1 in this trilogy, A Question of Honour A Distant Hero is the second in a trilogy based on the Ashleigh family, a family with a history of serving in the West Wilts going back generations. While this book does continue storylines surrounding all four of the Ashleigh siblings, the main focus was on young Val, who was disgraced and drummed out of school and he ran away instead of facing up to his family; instead he signed onto a cavalry unit under an assumed name. And boy, does Val find out how rough it is starting out as a nobody with no noble family name to precede him. The Boers are sabre rattling in South Africa, and that's where most of the story is centered. I did like this, although 1) it was slow to get started and 2) Val is such a stubborn snot at times that he wasn't always very likeable. 3.5/5 stars.