![]() ![]() The weaving of the two storylines gives the novel a slight sheen of time-travel. The story seems to be writing itself - and just how does Carrie know the things she knows? People she meets and things she experiences eerily mirror the life of her ancestor, the lovely Sophia of the 1700s. She soon learns that what she thinks is fiction may actually be grounded in reality. ![]() One thread takes place in the twenty-first century the other in the 1700s with its horsedrawn carriages, drawing room spies, prim gloves, secret letters, and whispered promises.Ĭarrie, our modern heroine, is writing a historical novel about her distant relatives and the Jacobite Rebellion. The story unfolds along two alternating paths, both set at Slains Castle along the rugged cliffs of northeastern Scotland. The machinations that get James from France to Scotland provide the backdrop for the action in this book - and that action is sea battles, political intrigue, thrilling seductions, and expert-level back-stabbing. Meanwhile, two clever women are doing their part - in a beautiful castle by the sea - to ensure the future of their homeland. It’s the 1700s in Scotland, and King James III is hiding out in France, biding his time until he can return and reclaim the throne from England. ![]()
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