The Clansman

In 1715, Rob Roy MacGregor’s support for the Stuart cause places him under renewed threat from the government and from the Duke of Montrose, his powerful enemy. Declared an outlaw, Rob leaves his home and clansmen rather than give his pursuers an excuse to destroy them.

His absence does not protect the family. Montrose’s factor comes to Inversnaid, attacks Rob’s wife Mary, terrorises their children and burns the house. The assault turns a political feud into a deeply personal conflict, and Rob returns determined to exact revenge. Yet every act of retaliation risks bringing soldiers and legal punishment upon a clan already denied its name and lands. The second Macgregor novel places Rob Roy between the obligations of husband, clan leader and Jacobite, asking whether honour can be defended without sacrificing the people who depend upon him. Family loyalty and Highland resistance meet in a struggle against power exercised through law, property and violence.