In the autumn of 1788, in the heart of the moors and valleys of the Scottish Lowlands, two brothers compete to obtain their father's blessing, two sisters seek to conquer the heart of a man.
Leana slipped under the woolen blankets, leaving a single candle burning on the tall cupboard, where she could not disturb her sleep. The clouds had gathered and hid the moon, for the window was pitch black and his whole room, with the exception of the little flame, was plunged into darkness. “As dark as Yule midnight,” Neda is said to have said. There was nothing to fear from the darkness. Greater fears reddened Leana's soul.
A life without love, without a husband, without children. For her, it was no life at all. But what if this was the life the Almighty had chosen for her? If He liked it, could she accept it?
ISBN: 9782897869793