Hailes Castle, 1511. Midnight on a doom-laden Halloween and Elisabeth Hepburn, feisty daughter of the Earl of Bothwell, makes a wish--to wed her lover, the poet David Lindsay. But her uncle has other plans. To safeguard the interests of the Hepburn family, she is to become a nun and succeed her aunt as Prioress of St. Mary's Abbey, Haddington. However, plunged into the political maelstrom and religious turmoil of the early Scottish Reformation, her life there is hardly one of quiet contemplation. But her greatest struggle is against her godson, John Knox. Witnessing his rejection of the Roman Catholic Church, she despairs that the sins of her past may have contributed to his present disenchantment. As he purges himself from the puddle of papistry, Knox finds his voice, denouncing everything he once held dear, but will that include his godmother, Prioress Elisabeth?
Marie Macpherson Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)
Marie Gilroy Macpherson schrijft historische fictie die zich verdiept in bepalende figuren en gebeurtenissen uit de Schotse geschiedenis. Haar verhalen kenmerken zich door een diep begrip van de historische context en een zorgvuldige karakterisering. De auteur richt zich op de levens en de impact van belangrijke personen die het verleden van Schotland hebben gevormd. Haar schrijfstijl biedt lezers een boeiend perspectief op de geschiedenis.
