Nothing Left to Fear from Hell
Darkland Tales
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
<h3>Shortlisted for The Winston Graham Historical Fiction Prize and The Highland Book Prize</h3> <p>A battle lost. A daring escape. A long walk into obscurity. The ultimate failure…</p> <p>In the aftermath of the disastrous Battle of Culloden, a lonely figure takes flight with a small band of companions through the islands and mountains of the Hebrides. His name is Charles Edward Stuart: better known today as Bonnie Prince Charlie. He had come to the country to take the throne. Now he is leaving in exile and abject defeat.</p> <p>In prose that is by turns poetic, comic, macabre, haunting and humane, multi- award-winning author Alan Warner traces the frantic last journey through Scotland of a man who history will come to define for his failure.</p> <p>'Written in carefully crafted prose . . . this reimagining of Charles Edward Stuart's escape from Culloden is a triumph' – Stuart Kelly, The Scotsman</p>