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White Rose Rebel - By Janet Paisley

Based on the historical Colonel Anne Farquharson, an active participant in the Jacobite rebellion and a real hero of the '45.

White Rose Rebel is the story of a couple torn apart and set against each other, finding themselves on opposite sides of the battlefield during the Jacobite Rebellion. Angered by the erosion of freedom and equality following the Union of Scotland with England, Anne Farquharson is elated when the Jacobites rebel in 1745 and horrified when her husband joins the government army. She raises his clan and, with her previous lover at her side, joins the rising to become its legendary 'Colonel Anne'.

Not just obsessively readable, lusty, rousing and richly imagined, White Rose Rebel also incorporates fascinating historical research on the extraordinary militant role played by Scottish women during the 18th century. Paisley explores the grand themes of civil war, love and marital discord, loyalty and betrayal, women's rights and national identity with an unforgettable cast of characters and with utterly captivating storytelling from start to finish.

‘Pacey, racy... a claymore-swinging, heather-igniting, historical adventure’ Sunday Times

‘A powerful historical page-turner [with] a beautiful, feisty heroine...There is a cinematic quality to its pacey adventures, sparky dialogue and refreshing lack of pretensions... Paisley is never in any doubt about the story she is telling - and she does it with elegance and sensuality’
Scotsman

‘Fiercely patriotic, White Rose Rebel will make your heart soar and your Saltire swing.’
Daily Record

‘White Rose Rebel is a hot-blooded riposte to the Highland machismo of Scottish clan history’
Sunday Herald

Janet Paisley is a multi-award-winning Scottish poet, author, playwright and scriptwriter. Her poetry and stories have been translated into seven languages and are widely anthologized. White Rose Rebel is her first novel.