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OverviewIt is 1628, and Seaton's happily settled life as a university teacher in Aberdeen is shattered by the arrival in town of a stranger carrying a plea for help from his dead mother's family in Ireland. The family has been placed under a poet's curse, elements of which have begun to come true. Reluctantly answering the call, Alexander travels to Ulster, to find himself among a family riven by secrets and long-standing resentments. In the course of seeking out the author of the curse, Alexander becomes increasingly entangled with both sides in the conflict - fugitive priests, displaced poets, rebellious plotters and agents of the king. His life and liberty are threatened as he is confronted with murder within his own family, and he finds the lines between superstition and faith, duty and loyalty blurred to the extent that he begins to question his own identity, and is forced to face up to the destructive power of love. Full Product DetailsAuthor: S.G. MacLeanPublisher: Quercus Publishing Imprint: Quercus Publishing ISBN: 9781849161657ISBN 10: 1849161658 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 04 March 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsA fine, rich, beautiful historical thriller literate, engaging and moving' Manda Scott. Author InformationAuthor Website: http://www.wardmccandlish.co.uk/AuthorPhoto/QuercusPublishing/S.G._MacLean.jpgS. G. MacLean has a PhD in history from Aberdeen University, specializing in sixteenth and seventeenth-century Scottish history. She lives in Conon Bridge, Scotland with her husband and four children. The Devil's Recruit, her fourth novel, follows three highly acclaimed historical thrillers, The Redemption of Alexander Seaton, A Game of Sorrows and Crucible. Tab Content 6Author Website: http://www.wardmccandlish.co.uk/AuthorPhoto/QuercusPublishing/S.G._MacLean.jpgCountries AvailableAll regions |