Here Burns My Candle

Liz Curtis Higgs has done it again! In the stirring, Lowlands saga, Here Burns My Candle, Liz masterfully retells the classic story of Naomi and Ruth set in the Scottish era of Bonnie Prince Charlie. If you were a fan of her Whence Came a Prince novels,Here Burns My Candle is sure to satisfy your craving for more wonderful, Scottish stories.

Here Burns My Candle tells the story of Lady Elizabeth Kerr, born a simple Highlander, but married into an aristocratic Lowland family living in Edinburgh.  Lady Elizabeth holds secretly to her Jacobite loyalties and her pagan upbringing, but feels the stirrings of Another calling to her and wooing her.  As her beloved husband, who is not as faithful as he first seemed to be, marches off with Bonnie Prince Charlie, Elizabeth and her mother-in-law, Lady Marjory must learn to appreciate each other.  But, Marjory is dealing with her own past and her own secrets.  Together these two women pull together as their family is torn apart.

Here Burns My Candle tells the beginning of the story of Ruth in a rich and imaginative way. I couldn’t help but be swept up in the story and intrigues of the Jacobite rebellion.  Liz does a fantastic job of researching 18th Century Scotland and painting an accurate picture for the reader.  This is one book I can recommend for all kinds of readers!

There is a link for the book’s trailer below that should whet your appetite.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2nPMBA_rgM

This book was provided for review by WaterbrookMultnomah

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