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The Highlander's Tale: Alex
- Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells, Will M. Watt, Karen Matheson
- Length: 18 hrs and 30 mins
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The Highlander's Tale: Alex
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Publisher's Summary
1719, the Highlands of Scotland
The Jacobite rising has failed. The Stuart king remains in exile in Italy, leaving Clan Gregor’s dreams of restoring their name and lands unattainable.
In despair Alexander, chieftain of the Loch Lomond MacGregors, hopes that his young but gifted son Alex will one day restore the clan’s fortunes.
Yearning to please the father he loves, Alex embarks on a gruelling education which at times seems senseless to him. He hopes to one day exceed his father, becoming a cultured and influential chieftain, who can win battles both with words and weapons.
Clan life has always been dangerous and even more so for the MacGregors. A series of brutal events strikes at the heart of the family and threatens the clan’s very existence.
Can Alex, still a child, somehow save the clan and those he loves or must he turn his back on them and forge his own future?
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- Libby Williams
- 05-08-2024
Engrossing story, well-told
Great background to the later books, very credible characters and attention to historical facts. Narrators are excellent.
I like the continuity provided by this ‘prequel ‘origin ‘story & the others which Julia has written about other characters in the main series. I will re-listen to those books now, with the additional background fresh in my mind.
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- Lisa F Briggs
- 30-05-2023
A woderful and heartbreaking passage to adulthood
Alex’s story is so beautifully written with love, laughter, heartbreak and childish antics all mixed in with the brutality of Clan living in the highlands.
Julia Brannan once again made me laugh and cry with Alex, Duncan, Angus and Clan MacGregor creating a childhood that shows how these wonderful young boys grow into the men of ‘The Jacobite Chronicles’. Thankyou.
Will M Watt and Mary Jane Wells once again bring the characters alive and make me want to listen again and again to the story. The beautiful singing of Karen Matheson was definitely an added bonus.
Thankyou all once again.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-07-2023
Loved every minute
I loved this book so much so that I couldn’t stop listening to it. The story of Alex was captivating with all of the emotions being felt. Love, heartbreak, anger, sadness, joy, Will and Mary’s voices bring the characters to life. I can’t wait to listen to the other backstories. You are truly talented Julia, thank you
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- Kathy B
- 01-07-2023
Fine telling of Alex's coming of age
This must be one of the best prequels ever! Extremely well written ...... i laughed and cried along with the characters as their stories developed in the harsh environment and political unrest of the Scottish highlands in the early 1700's. I have read (or listened to) all the books in the Jacobite Chronicals several times and at the end of this one, I plunged right back into reading them all again so I didn't have to let go of the McGregors just yet.
.... And the performances of Mary Jane Wells and Will M. Watt were brilliant.
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