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Warner, Jul 2002, 6.50, 383 pp.
ISBN: 0446610526
The prophesy is specific and so far proven accurate. However, James MaCurrie wonders if the augur will remain so now that he has ascended to the clan chief as the Earl of Torridon with the death of his sire in 1689. James knows that he and his younger twin brother Neil are the current focus of the prediction of five decades of peace.
Overhearing a plot to kill her cousin John, leader of the clans supporting James Stuart, Ellen Graham journeys to Dunfallandy to alert her relative, but the enemy attacks her entourage. The MacCurrie siblings also traveling to Dunfallandy rescue Ellen. James and Ellen begin to fall in love, but her stepfather rejects James' suit. When she learns her beloved died in battle, she mournfully agrees to marry another. However, James not only survived, he is coming for the woman he believes is his soul mate in love.
On the surface, THE LEGEND is typical of the seventeenth-eighteenth century Scottish romances to include Kathleen Givens' novels (KILGANNON and THE WILD ROSE OF KILGANNON) with strong compassionate men and heroic females falling in love with war as the backdrop. However, Ms. Givens has the ability to raise the story line a notch through her vigorous lead protagonists and descriptive secondary characters that enhance the stars while forwarding the plot. Readers will care to know the outcome of the story of Ellen and James, and look forward to the DESTINY of the younger twin.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story
- Ancient scotland
Forbidden/mismatched love?
Yes
How mismatched?
- loving someone from historic enemy
Love Triangles/Polygons
Yes
What kind:
- one woman-two men
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- champion of justice
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 60%
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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