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It's the time of the Highland Clearances, and Scottish lairds everywhere are brutally clearing the lands of their farmers in order to raise English sheep. Whole families--their farms burned, their cattle slaughtered--are fleeing. But not courageous young Roddy Macallan, who fights back. Determined to recapture a brooch given to his family by Bonnie Prince Charlie himself, Roddy joins up with a Robin Hood-like rogue, running circles around the unscrupulous laird until the opportunity arises to win back his treasure.A powerful and resounding high adventure in the best tradition of Yolen and Harris, this new novel brings to heroic life the Scottish Clearances, one of the stormiest chapters in Scottish history. An unforgettable conclusion to the Yolen and Harris Scottish quartet.
It's the time of the Highland Clearances, and Scottish lairds everywhere are brutally clearing the lands of their farmers in order to raise English sheep. Whole families--their farms burned, their cattle slaughtered--are fleeing. But not courageous young Roddy Macallan, who fights back. Determined to recapture a brooch given to his family by Bonnie Prince Charlie himself, Roddy joins up with a Robin Hood-like rogue, running circles around the unscrupulous laird until the opportunity arises to win back his treasure.A powerful and resounding high adventure in the best tradition of Yolen and Harris, this new novel brings to heroic life the Scottish Clearances, one of the stormiest chapters in Scottish history. An unforgettable conclusion to the Yolen and Harris Scottish quartet.
Robert Harris
Robert Dennis Harris (born 7 March 1957 in Nottingham) is a best-selling English novelist. He is a former journalist and BBC TV reporter. He specialises in historical thrillers noted for their...
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