PRETTY YOUNG REBEL: THE LIFE OF FLORA MACDONALD (PB)

In this book, award-winning biographer Flora Fraser tells the remarkable story of Flora Macdonald, a young woman from the Outer Hebrides who helped smuggle Bonnie Prince Charlie to the Isle of Skye in 1746 after the Jacobite rebellion has failed catastrophically and Scotland is reeling in the devastating aftermath of the battle of Culloden. With her assistance, the Stuart prince is disguised as an Irish maid and smuggled to the Isle of Skye, evading government troops and her bravery and determination will see her immortalised in ballads and proclaimed a Scottish heroine. However, her efforts also result in her capture and detention in London. Released the following year and returning to Skye, Flora goes on to marry and emigrate to North Carolina, only then to be caught up in the American Revolutionary War. This is a tale of adventure and daring, wit and charm, struggle and survival, and of a woman who showed extraordinary courage in the face of great danger.