ASK NOT WHY (CORNCRAKES OF SKYE 1)

The first book in ‘The Corncrakes of Skye’ trilogy of historical novels by Lucy Montgomery of Waternish Farm near Stein. The story starts in 1914 when Donny Nicolson and Angus MacLeod leave their homes on the Kilbackie Estate to join the British army. It is a decision that will change their lives forever with tragic consequences. They struggle to adapt to the wider world and desperately cling on to their roots in Kilbackie but their lives are torn apart by fate and faith. The future of Kilbackie hangs by a thread … can one child fulfil the dreams of a lost generation ?