Larry Stuart
ASIN: B006OUET66
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Pages: 330
In the late nineteenth century Highlands, when young Cameron Stewart's father is shot and killed, there are many who whisper that the poacher's death was no accident. The locals are quick to point a finger at one of the hated clan Campbell, but the young lad is loath to get drawn in the age-old cycle of death and revenge. Cameron goes to school and soon finds himself a job on the new railway, where his quick intelligence and good education see him rise rapidly through the ranks. Having met and married his first real love, Mary, Cameron's life seems destined for happiness - until his grandmother's death, and the realisation that class still devides his beloved land, set in motion a chain of events leading to murder.Forced to flee to Canada, Cameron and Mary encounter the wonders and hardships that are the lot of the immigrant's life. After realising that a life on the land is not for ...