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Elisabeth McNeill

    Elisabeth McNeillová je renomovaná novinářka a publicistka, jejíž literární dílo zahrnuje jak non-fiction, tak i třináct románů. Její psaní se vyznačuje hlubokým vhledem do lidské psychiky a pozoruhodnou schopností vykreslovat komplexní postavy. Ve svých dílech často zkoumá témata identity, vztahů a hledání smyslu života. Její styl je přitom poutavý a čtenářsky přístupný, což z ní činí oblíbenou autorku mezi širokou čtenářskou obcí.

    Mistress of Green Tree Mill
    Lark Returning
    The Storm
    Wild Heritage
    • Wild Heritage

      • 448 stránek
      • 16 hodin čtení

      Thirteen years have passed since the railway came to the Borders, bringing changes that would radically alter the lives of the people who lived there. Yet the steam train was not the only legacy from the men who built the railway – in their wake they left several fatherless children. One such child is Kitty Scott . Wild through neglect and an outcast within the community, Kitty is a loner… until she rescues newcomer Marie Benjamin from the taunts of her classmates – the same taunts that have clouded Kitty’s own life. So begins a friendship that lasts beyond their childhood in the Scottish Borders, to Edinburgh, London, and finally Paris, where the influence of heredity comes full circle and friendship’s true worth is recognised. The second book in the A Bridge In Time series, this is a n engaging saga of hope and love for fans of Tessa Barclay and Val Wood.

      Wild Heritage2022
      3,0
    • The Storm

      • 318 stránek
      • 12 hodin čtení

      When Scottish village is struck by grief those left behind must help one another find hope. It is 1881, and when a violent storm devastates the Scottish fishing village of Eyemouth few families escape unscathed. Newly wed Rosabelle Maltman loses her husband, and her mother-in-law Effie lost her husband and three sons. For these women and their neighbours in the close-knit community life will never be the same again. Yet as the months pass, the women of Eyemouth must learn to look to the future, to live and to love again. A dramatic and heart-breaking saga based on true events for fans of Ellie Dean and Anna Jacobs.

      The Storm2021
      3,4
    • Lark Returning

      • 368 stránek
      • 13 hodin čtení

      Can Lark take the path of the woman who went before her and learn to follow her heart? Lark is a much-loved forces sweetheart spreading comfort as she sings in the music halls while Scotland’s sons fight in the Great War. But despite her fortune, Lark yearns for a life away from the crowds. She sets out to make a fresh start in the Border country seeking the contentment that has eluded her. Decades earlier, Lark’s great-grandmother, Jane , found herself in the same hills, in unhappy circumstances. Yet the beauty of the land brought peace to her when all hope seemed lost. A poignant and atmospheric multigenerational saga for fans of Val Wood and Tessa Barlcay.

      Lark Returning2019
      2,7
    • Mistress of Green Tree Mill

      • 384 stránek
      • 14 hodin čtení

      Opening with the Tay Bridge disaster of 1879, and extending through World War II, Elizabeth McNeill's fourth novel is a Scottish saga built around the city of Dundee and one woman, Lizzie, and her family.

      Mistress of Green Tree Mill2019
      2,0