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On a Highland Shore

by Kathleen Givens
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From acclaimed historical novelist Kathleen Givens comes a magnificently conceived, intricately detailed novel that brings to vivid life the tumult, adventure, and passion of thirteenth-century Scotland, when Norse invaders laid claim to the land and its people — and an explosive clash of cultures, politics, and personal pride changed the world forever.

1263: On Scotland's western shore, the village of Somerstrath prepares for the joyous wedding celebration of Margaret MacDonald, the laird's daughter. But a dark storm of bloodshed and betrayal is closing in, as a merciless band of Vikings threatens the Highlands. Margaret is determined to hold the MacDonald clan together and to locate her abducted younger brother. But can she trust the noblemen from King Alexander's court, who insist that only by adhering to a betrothal conceived for political gain will she find safety? Or should she put her trust in an imposing half-Irish, half-Norse warrior? Gannon MacMagnus alone offers her hope of reuniting her family and vanquishing the barbarous Norsemen who would continue to rob her people of their God-given right to determine their own destinies. In whom should Margaret entrust the fate of the rugged, magnificent land she calls home?

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    May 22, 2007

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      • ISBN: 9781416561538

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      • ISBN: 9781416561538
      • File size: 398 KB

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    • English

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    • Library Journal

      Starred review from August 15, 2006
      Returning home after failing to convince the king to release her from a politically necessary but personally distasteful betrothal, Margaret MacDonald finds her entire village destroyed and most of the clansfolk, including her family, brutally slaughtered in a vicious attack from the sea. But there is a greedy plan behind the carnage, and it will take all of Margaret's skill and intelligence, as well as that of the fierce half-Norse, half-Irish Gannon MacMagnus, to rescue her abducted younger brother and save the Highlands from Viking ambition. With unparalleled skill and an exquisite sense of time and place, Rita Award winner Givens ("The Destiny") spins a violent, realistic tale of love, loyalty, and betrayal, breathing life into characters both real and fictional and vividly portraying the turbulence and intricate political machinations of 13th-century Scotland. Laguna Beach, CA -based Givens hints at a sequel.

      Copyright 2006 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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