The Keening

AFamily Torn Apart By The Effects Of War Must Now Deal With The Trickledown Effects Of Peace: The Collapse Of The Kelp Industry On Which They DependSheila Mclean Worries About Her Children Getting Ahead In The Rapidly Industrializing World Of , While Her Second Husband Gillan Is Never Quite Sure About His Ability To Replace The Father Of Her ChildrenNeil, The Firstborn Son At Sixteen, Must Put Duty Before His Own Hopes And Dreams, But What About When Love Enters His Life? Muirne, Younger Than Neil By AYear, Can No Longer Count On ADependable Future In Her Own Parish, And Wants To Find AWay To Contribute To Her Family SSafety, TooBut Is Marriage The Only Way To Do It? Little Ones Sheena And Alisdair Are Swept Along With The Tides Of Change As The Mcleans Flee Their Home In Search Of Peace And SecurityBut Where Will They Find ANew Place To Call Home? When Will The Keening End, And Their New Lives Begin?
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