A Woman of Gallantry : A scandalous Scottish saga based on true events - Elisabeth McNeill Fiction but also has marvellous worldbuilding

but also has marvellous worldbuilding and an excellent plot - and a central pair of characters who I quite simply love

the inspiration behind Conan Doyle's�The Lost World Fawcett was among the last of a legendary breed of British explorers

By re-invigorating these writings for contemporary readers

the loathsome on-call surgeon who impales himself on a shooting-stick

A Woman of Gallantry : A scandalous Scottish saga based on true events - Elisabeth McNeill Fiction but also has marvellous worldbuildingA scandal will change the lives of two women forever Veronica Hay is an acclaimed beauty but her downward spiral begins the moment she enters into a loveless marriage that removes her from her home in Edinburgh to Berwickshire. From there, she begins a luckless affair with Sire Alexander Renton which helps her to forget her longing for the fashions and energy of Edinburgh. Her husband seeks revenge, driving Veronica's story to a tragic end. Veronica's