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Turn of the Tide

The Munro Scottish Saga, Book 1

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Turn of the Tide

By: Margaret Skea
Narrated by: Dave Gillies
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Book one of the Munro Scottish Saga trilogy.

Scotland, 1586. A land in turmoil, a family torn apart. An ancient feud threatens Munro’s home, his family, and even his life.

Munro owes allegiance to the Cunninghames and to the Earl of Glencairn. He escapes the bloody aftermath of a massacre, but cannot escape the disdain of the wife he sought to protect nor the inner conflict as he wrestles with his conscience, divided loyalties, and most dangerous of all, a growing friendship with the rival Montgomerie clan.

Set against the backdrop of the turmoil of the closing years of the 16th century, Turn of the Tide follows the fortunes of a fictional family trapped at the center of a notorious historic feud.

Known as the Ayrshire Vendetta, it began in the 15th century and wasn’t finally resolved until the latter part of the 17th, the Cunninghames and Montgomeries are dubbed the "Montagues and Capulets" of Ayrshire.

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I want everyone to experience this awesome story, especially if you are interested in Scottish or British historical fiction set in the 16thc to the backdrop of the famous feud between the Montgomeries and the Cunninghames. This book won the Beryl Bainbridge Best First Time Novelist, and is endorsed by authors like Jeffrey Archer and Sharon Penman. And I can see why. So well written and so well read. Its not fast paced, but it sets the scene I feel for what is coming in the sequential books.
There were episodes where one expects something more to happen and the reader's anxiety is provoked but then all expectations of the something more diminishes and slightly deflated, we move on to the next event. Despite this, I was gripped and enthralled and the language is amazingly beautiful, and very evocative of how Scottish lowlanders spoke back in the day without overpowering the reader so that one cannot understand it.

The narrative follows two families on opposing sides of the conflict, focussing on the Munros and on the way to the finale, the tension builds into a climactic ending that brings horror and tragedy, opening the way for the next book. Can't wait to get book 2 which I believe is out on audible now!

Excellent 1st novel, well narrated and written

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Fantastic book. I have so many questions. Better listen to the next book.
Thoroughly recommended

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