Deze sage duikt diep in de eeuwenoude familievete die twee strijdende clans verdeelt. Het verhaal volgt familieleden terwijl ze navigeren in deze vijandige omgeving, waar hun loyaliteit, relaties en persoonlijke integriteit voortdurend op de proef worden gesteld. Het is een meeslepend verhaal over de druk van conflict op de menselijke geest en de complexiteit van interpersoonlijke banden in het aangezicht van meedogenloze vijandigheid.
The Munro Saga is the story of a fictional family trapped within the 'Ayrshire Vendetta', a long-running, historic feud between the Cunninghame and Montgomerie families, dubbed the Montagues and Capulets of Ayrshire. It is a tale of diverse loyalties, and the pressure conflict places on family, on relationships and on personal integrity.
Ayrshire 1597. The truce between the Cunninghame and Montgomerie clans is fragile. For the Munros living in hiding under assumed names, these are dangerous times. Clan feuds, skullduggery and medieval warfare abound in this turbulent tale of Scotland and France, which will appeal to fans of Winston Graham's Poldark and C J Sansom's Shardlake.
The French Wars of Religion are drawing to an end as the Munros begin a new life in Picardie despite their lingering nostalgia for the friendship of the Montgomeries. Called to court they find religious tensions remain high, and Paris holds dangers as well as delights. For the Munros and Montgomeries alike, these are troubled times...