I've loved every one of Susanna's books! Bedrock research and a
butterfly's delicate touch with characters--historical fiction that
sucks you in and won't let go! --Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times
bestselling author of Outlander
From international bestselling author Susanna Kearsley comes a
historical tale of intrigue and revolution in Scotland, where the exile
of King James brought plots, machinations, suspicion and untold bravery
to light. Told partially in flashbacks, The Vanished Days weaves in
and out of the timeline of the author's beloved New York Times
bestseller The Winter Sea, unraveling an investigation into a young
widow's secrets to unveil a plot that resonates to the highest echelons
of Scotland's social and political leaders.
In the autumn of 1707, old enemies from the Highlands to the Borders are
finding common ground as they join to protest the new Union with
England. At the same time, the French are preparing to launch an
invasion to bring the young exiled Jacobite king back to Scotland to
reclaim his throne, and in Edinburgh the streets are filled with
discontent and danger.
Queen Anne's commissioners, seeking to calm the situation, have begun
paying out money sent up from London to settle the losses and wages owed
to those Scots who took part in the disastrous Darien expedition eight
years earlier--an ill-fated venture that left Scotland all but bankrupt.
When the young widow of a Darien sailor comes forward to collect her
husband's wages, her claim is challenged. One of the men assigned to
investigate has only days to decide if she's honest, or if his own
feelings are blinding him to the truth.
Set at the cusp of the eighteenth century, in the midst of the
Jacobite Rebellion, The Vanished Days is a brilliantly told story of
espionage, loyalties divided, boundless courage and enduring love.
