Book description
Seventeen years have passed and the Lanarkshire mining village of
Blacklaw has weathered both depression and the driving ambition of its
coalmaster. But at last,falling wages have driven the miners to
desperate rebellion... In Edinburgh, Drew Stalker has become Scotland's
most eminent young advocate, with the highest honours within his grasp.
Only scandal can bring him down - and scandal in the form of his bastard
son is about to re-enter his life. His sister Mirrin faces a different
threat to her hard-won respectability. As Tom Armstrong's eyesight fails
and her farm's future become uncertain, Mirrin must draw on all her
courage to survive. The Stalker Trilogy: 'Family ties, family strengths
and weaknesses, ambition, greed loyalty and love . . . the story is
compelling.'
Daily Telegraph
'I would strongly recommend it to anyone with a taste for family
sagas.' Scotsman
'Family ties, family strengths and weaknesses, ambition, greed
loyalty and love. . . the story is compelling.' Born in Glasgow,
Jessica Stirling is the author of many heartwarming novels, most of
which have Scottish backgrounds. She has enjoyed a highly successful
career since THE SPOILED EARTH was published in 1974. Visit her website
at www. jessicastirling. com
