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Title of Book: Son of Perdition By Louise M. Gouge
Isaiah raced into the graveyard. “What do you want with my sister, you son of a madman? Timothy stepped back, his tanned face pale. “Isaiah?” “Isaiah,” cried Jemima. “What a cruel thing for you to say. OH, Timothy, I’m so sorry…” “No,” shouted Isaiah, moving away from her toward Timothy. “Never apologize to this sort. Never apologize for me. As for you, you son of Ahab, what makes you think you can show your face on this island? Do you think people here don’t remember what your father did?” Excerpt from Son of Perdition If your father’s madness caused the death of dozens of men, could you ever escape the hatred of those left behind? And could the obsession that killed your father be alive in you? Louise Gouge tells the story of Timothy, the son of the crazed Captain Ahab, who destroyed himself, his boat and all the crew aboard in his mad quest to kill Moby Dick. Now an adult, Timothy has only vague memories of his father. His mother’s new husband is an honorable man who has been a fine father. When Timothy asks questions he can see it hurts his mother, so he is left longing for the truth, but afraid of what he’ll find. Son of Perdition is fascinating. Gouge tells the story of the Civil War through the eyes of Timothy, a cadet at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, and Isaiah, another cadet, who is his oldest friend, turned enemy when Ahab’s obsession kills Isaiah’s father. Isaiah can’t put his grievances aside, but they are in agreement on the evils of slavery, which many at the military school are not. Timothy grew up in comfort, with a step father who smuggled slaves from the south with his shipping line. Isaiah grew up in grinding poverty because of the death of his father. Now they are both enemies and allies, a situation complicated by Timothy’s love for Jemima, Isaiah’s sister. Son of Perdition takes us through their sparring school years and into the Civil War, where they fear facing old school friends on the battlefield. Gouge gives us an interesting look at the strife leading up to the war, and the cost of that conflict in American lives, all wrapped up in a love story. Very well done. Although it’s not in any sense a thriller, the story is captivating to the point it’s hard to put down. |
