|
Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Historical fiction
|
Buy Now
Jennie About to Be (Paperback)
Loot Price: R408
Discovery Miles 4 080
|
|
|
Jennie About to Be (Paperback)
(sign in to rate)
Loot Price R408
Discovery Miles 4 080
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
In 1809, marriage was the best a spirited, healthy, and intelligent
girl could hope for, especially if she was an orphan without a
fortune. Jennie Hawthorne has been hustled to London by her
well-meaning aunt to secure just such a marriage, though Jennie
despises the prospective wife parade and yearns for her childhood
home by the North Sea. All that changes when she falls for the
dashing soldier Nigel Gilchrist, marrying him after a whirlwind
romance. Nigel wastes no time whisking his bride to the Scottish
Highlands where he will serve as manager to the family estate. In
Scotland Jennie is faced with the realities of the Highland
Clearances: tenant cottagers forcibly evicted from their homes by
lairds to make way for sheep and grazing land. When Jennie learns
that both Nigel and his brother are complicit in such clearances,
she finds her heart warring with her conscience. She defies Nigel
and his brother, doing what she can to help the cottagers, and
helping Alick Gilchrist resist the clearances. But their efforts
bring disaster: a tragic accident makes Alick a hunted fugitive,
and Jennie is compelled by circumstance to throw her lot in with
his as they face an arduous journey across mountains to ultimately
escape the strife-ridden Highlands.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
Storm Tide
Wilbur Smith, Tom Harper
Hardcover
R594
R534
Discovery Miles 5 340
The New Kingdom
Wilbur Smith, Mark Chadbourn
Hardcover
(1)
R298
Discovery Miles 2 980
Still Life
Sarah Winman
Paperback
R364
Discovery Miles 3 640
Crossfire
Wilbur Smith, David Churchill
Hardcover
R399
R362
Discovery Miles 3 620
The Familiar
Leigh Bardugo
Paperback
R395
R353
Discovery Miles 3 530
Die Verevrou
Jan van Tonder
Paperback
R385
R344
Discovery Miles 3 440
See more
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.