Sarah’s Own War

Description

A family drama set against the turbulent backdrop of the Jacobite rising in Scotland.

Eighteen-year-old Sarah MacDonell lives in Glen Rowan in the Scottish Highlands. Since her mother’s death in childbirth five years earlier, Sarah has faced many challenges. It is a time of war in Scotland as the Jacobites try to install Bonnie Prince Charles as their rightful king. Sarah must provide for herself and her younger siblings in desperate times with starvation looming.

She falls in love with the dashing young Alistair, who disappears for months on the prince’s business. When another suitor, Hamish, asks her father for her hand, she finds herself betrothed. Sarah loves both men and finds herself with a dilemma when Alistair returns.

The author weaves a story of survival and hope in the face of hardship, deceit and the force of history. Inspired by family stories passed down through the generations, Author Anne L. MacDonell weaves an unforgettable tale of drama and intrigue.

SARAH’S OWN WAR is the second novel by Anne L. MacDonell with more stories from Lochaber.