The Highland Witch - Susan Fletcher

Written by Susan Fletcher
Read by Rosalyn Landor
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Release date: November 28, 2011
Duration: 12:57:37

A breathtaking fact-based novel of passion and betrayal in seventeenth-century Scotland and the portrait of an unforgettable heroine

The Massacre of Glencoe happened at 5am on 13th February 1692 when thirty-eight members of the Macdonald clan were killed by soldiers who had enjoyed the clan’s hospitality for the previous ten days. Many more die from exposure. Forty miles south, brilliant, captivating Corrag—accused witch and orphaned herbalist—is imprisoned in the Scottish highlands for her involvement in the massacre. As she awaits her death, she tells her story to Charles Leslie, an Irish propagandist who seeks information she may have condemning the Protestant King William. Hers is a story of passion, courage, love, and the magic of the natural world. By telling it, she transforms both their lives.

Corrag agrees to tell Charles what he wants to know, but he must listen to her whole tale. And what a tale it is–luminous prose transports the listener to Corrag’s side as she searches for a home, finds joy in the little wonders of life, and braves the brutality of those who don’t understand her. Award-winning narrator Rosalyn Landor is convincing in her vocal choices, handling strong accents and remarkable male voices and employing a perfect timbre for the delicate Corrag.

VERDICT This evocative tale will linger long after the last words are spoken. It will appeal to fans of historical fiction and those who enjoy works by Diana Gabaldon and Philippa Gregory. [”Corrag’s story and the brutality suffered by women throughout the British Isles need to be retold in each generation,”

As in her award-winning debut novel, Eve Green, Susan Fletcher shows that she is “a novelist with the soul of a poet” (Booklist). This deeply philosophical and dramatic book is about an epic historic event and the difference a single heart can make—and how deep and lasting relationships can come from the most unlikely places.