A historical fiction compilation in the form of letters and diary entries, where, in the 18th Century Scottish Highlands, all around Isobel is death, rape and burning fires. Her Mother is lost as well as her home and livelihood. Isobel takes shelter in a shieling with her three children and her grieving father in the aftermath of Culloden. Her soldier husband Padruig Dubh, in escaping execution, leaves the family to fend for themselves while living in Coiraghoth cave as one of the Seven Glenmoriston Men. Their farm is burned down as well as their crops and the cows and Clydesdale horses are stolen. Years go by and eventually she begins to see crops replanted and a new home partially built, but once again her beloved husband is taken from her and forced into military service for the British in a foreign land. Finally, despair sets in. Losing her husband, along with all the secrets that she has kept all this time, becomes too much to bear. Will she let new love save her? This is Isobels story.
P>Review This first-edition book, Isobel of Glenmoriston, was written by Zaynab El-Fatah. Based on true events during the history of Scotland, the stories detailed here are from letters and diary entries that are displayed through the eyes of those who experienced these incidents. This book describes the hardships endured by Isobel, her family and others after the Battle of Culloden during the 1750s, the diversities, the destruction, the poverty and never-before-heard stories around the time of the escape of bonny Prince Charles Edward Stuart, by the Seven Glenmoriston Men. One of whom was Isobels husband, Padruig Dubh. An interesting book that I found hard to put down.- We ship across Australia, including major cities like: Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra, Newcastle and the Gold Coast