| Glencoe, A Romance of Scotland | 
 enlarge | Author: Muireall Donald
Publisher: Laughing Owl Publishing, Inc
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 182543
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0965970132
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780965970136
ASIN: 0965970132
Publication Date: October 1997
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Product Description
(Scottish Historical) In the aftermath of the 17th century massacre that rocked Scotland with its infamy, two clans embodied the essence of rivalry and revenge. Niall MacDonald was a chieftain by default, driven to atone for his failed duty. Meg Campbell was his hostage held for ransom against the ambition of a clan. They were fated to be rivals, but destined to be lovers. Captive to their respective family loyalties, Meg and Niall must resolve the battle within their hearts as they unwillingly fall in love amid the last snows of a bitter Highland winter.
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 Aftermath of Glencoe July 6, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Glencoe, a Romance of Scotland by Muireall Donald is a wonderful story. I love Scottish history and bought this book due to the title. Looking for another account of the Glencoe massacre, I was pleasantly surprised by this book. Yes it is a love story, but it is also a great account of survivors of the Glencoe MacDonalds trying to survive in the hills a year after the massacre. The main character is Niall MacDonald and his 4 younger brothers and a small collection of survivors trying to make it through one day at a time in the fall out after the massacre.
Niall then takes the lovely Meg Campbell and her younger sister Elizabeth, who are wards of the Campbell Earl of Argyll, hostage. Meg and her sister's captivity in the beautiful but wild highlands with the remnants of the Glencoe MacDonalds is the meat of the story. As we get a wonderful and view of the wonderfully simple but harsh life of the Scottish highlander.
More comes to light into who Niall and Meg really are as people and a final confrontation of love, revenge, hate, deceit, jealousy, acceptance and forgiveness swirl into a truly great tale. More than another telling of the Glencoe massacre this takes it to the next chapter of survival and redemption.
 Ummm... January 2, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I REALLY don't like writing bad reviews, but I can't say much about this one. The cover was pretty... that's about it. There was ZERO character development and the plot... hmmm.
The overall idea of the book was good (which is why I read it), but the way she gets from point A to point B is rediculous. Example - them being forced to get married... great! them being forced to get married because he (the clan chief) can't think of a better excuse as to why they're there... bad! them breaking niall out of jail... great! the queen telling them to break him out of jail and them just walking out... bad!
When the 18th person told Meg that he trusted her because he could see it in her eyes that she really loved Niall I literally almost threw the book out the window in the interstate.
There's pretty much no historical aspect to it at all. They mention the Glencoe massacre in passing... that's about it.
I really don't recommend this one at all. I would say it's more aimed for a much younger audience, but there were 2 fairly graphic scenes and all sorts of inuendos.
On top of all of that, I really wonder if someone read this through for errors before it went to print. There were all sorts of spelling errors and names spelled differently in different places and words that just didn't make sense (he was going to "revenge" MacIain... really?).
On a brighter note... if you're interested in this time period and area, Jennifer Roberson's "Lady of the Glen" is short, an easy read, and a wonderful book.
A great tale of the Scottish Highlands. December 28, 2003
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is not only a love story, but also a tale of the struggles of the Scottish Highlanders. I love history and found this book to be accurate in how the people lived and warred against each other for power. A great short read.
Fabulous! December 29, 2002
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Just the right mix of history,adventure,drama, and romance! Very strong characters. Ms.Donald draws you into the post Glenco world! Bravo!!!
Beautiful March 29, 2002
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The most realistic fictional account of life in 17th century highlands that I have ever read! I felt that I was there.
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