King's Croft

King's #1

by Christine Marion Fraser

When Jamie King Grant, the travelling man, gave up his wandering life to wed Maggie McKenzie, their small farm had laughingly been re-named King's Croft. There, they raised their family - straitlaced Nellie, lovesick Murn, lively Mary - and Evelyn, their youngest daughter. Gifted and loving, Evelyn found herself torn between two different worlds and two very different men. Johnny Burns, a child of the farmtouns like herself, had been her first love. Gillan Forbes was the son of the big house, and heir to the Lands of Rothiedrum. Neither man made any secret of his love for her - and the time was coming when Evelyn would have to make a choice...

352 pages, Paperback

First published April 10, 1986

About the author

Christine Marion Fraser was one of Scotland's best-selling authors, outselling even Catherine Cookson. She published 22 books in 18 years and was the author of the much-loved Rhanna series. Her formative years were spent in the post-war Govan district of Glasgow and went on to become a beacon of Scottish publishing. Christine spent her later life in Argyll with her husband and family.

Reviews

[Eileen Stubbert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant book found it hard to put down, found it sad in some parts even fetched a tear to my eyes looking forward to reading to next one

[Curlyhair · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved this when I read it, good solid story, with likeable characters.