Ayrshire 1597. The truce between the Cunninghame and Montgomerie clans is fragile. For the Munros living in hiding under assumed names, these are dangerous times. Clan feuds, skullduggery and medieval warfare abound in this turbulent tale of Scotland and France, which will appeal to fans of Winston Graham's Poldark and C J Sansom's Shardlake.
The Munro Saga is the story of a fictional family trapped within the 'Ayrshire Vendetta', a long-running, historic feud between the Cunninghame and Montgomerie families, dubbed the Montagues and Capulets of Ayrshire. It is a tale of diverse loyalties, and the pressure conflict places on family, on relationships and on personal integrity.
Rigorously researched, including on location in Saxony, biographical fiction which breathes life into the little-known, but influential Katharina von Bora: the escaped nun who married Martin Luther (Reformer). The consequences of their meeting in Wittenberg in 1523 have reverberated down the centuries and throughout the Christian world.
The French Wars of Religion are drawing to an end as the Munros begin a new life in Picardie despite their lingering nostalgia for the friendship of the Montgomeries. Called to court they find religious tensions remain high, and Paris holds dangers as well as delights. For the Munros and Montgomeries alike, these are troubled times...