The Seaforth Heiress

The Seaforth Heiress

Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard

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Black Rose Writing
Año de edición:
2024
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9781685134761
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A prophecy foretells the end of a clan dynasty - and one woman may be its final witness.Scotland, 1803. For generations, the powerful Mackenzies of Seaforth have lived beneath the shadow of an ancient Highland prophecy. Coinneach Odhar, the legendary Brahan Seer, predicted the downfall of the Seaforth line - and many believe its hour is fast approaching.Mary Mackenzie, eldest daughter of Lord and Lady Seaforth, expects a life of privilege and certainty. But when her father accepts the British governorship of Barbados, Mary’s sheltered world begins to fracture. Confronted with the brutal realities of empire and enslavement, she is forced to reckon with the limits of her father’s authority-and with her own complicity in a system she can no longer ignore.Marriage promises escape and comfort in London, yet a journey through southern India awakens Mary once more to the human cost of conquest. Torn between duty and conscience, she yearns to return to Brahan Castle and the familiar landscapes of Ross-shire. But tragedy follows her home, and as loss compounds upon loss, Mary must confront a chilling possibility: that the ancient prophecy haunting her family is not myth at all-and that she herself may be entwined in its fulfillment.Inspired by true events, The Seaforth Heiress is a richly researched historical novel about inheritance, moral awakening, and the price women pay for loyalty in a changing world.Shortlisted for the 2025 Eric Hoffer Book Award Grand Prize.From Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard, author of the Amazon bestseller Sisters of Castle Leod.This novel is a standalone story in the Historic Women of the Highlands series.

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