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Flora Mcivor: A Jacobite Novel
Donald Smith
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Description for Flora Mcivor: A Jacobite Novel
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. .
Two extraordinary women come back to full-bodied life. Flora McIvor has been rescued from the pages of Sir Walter Scott, who sent her to a nunnery. Her close friend, the real life Clementina Walkinshaw, was the love of Bonnie Prince Charlie, and mother of his only child. Both are caught up in a tangle of espionage and treachery following the defeat of the 1745 Jacobite Rising in Scotland. The novel ranges over Europe, and finally to America, showing the international reach of Scotland's culture and politics. Flora struggles through political failure and personal tragedy towards creative fulfilment ... Read more
Two extraordinary women come back to full-bodied life. Flora McIvor has been rescued from the pages of Sir Walter Scott, who sent her to a nunnery. Her close friend, the real life Clementina Walkinshaw, was the love of Bonnie Prince Charlie, and mother of his only child. Both are caught up in a tangle of espionage and treachery following the defeat of the 1745 Jacobite Rising in Scotland. The novel ranges over Europe, and finally to America, showing the international reach of Scotland's culture and politics. Flora struggles through political failure and personal tragedy towards creative fulfilment ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910745908
SKU
V9781910745908
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-34
About Donald Smith
Donald Smith is a renowned storyteller, founding Director of the Scottish Storytelling Centre, and an experienced playwright and theatre producer. He was also a founding Director of the National Theatre of Scotland, for which he campaigned over a decade. Born in Glasgow of Irish parentage, Donald Smith was brought up in Scotland, immersed in its artistic and cultural life. ... Read more
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