Far Seeks the Heart

Few women have gone to war more defiantly and courageously than Scotswoman Ellen Sinclair.

After fleeing her cruel mother, a neurotic, self-proclaimed invalid and her strange cousin, she scandalously disregards her father and follows her heart in love.

The injustice of local witch trials have left a dark shadow and the tragic demise of her stern but loving nurse, Jenny, have made her determined to follow her own path.

Witnessing the loveless marriage of her parents, naive Ellen seeks out passionate relationships with no thought about the practicalities, leaving a trail of tragedy and disaster in her wake.

When she meets Captain George Sinclair, she falls deeply in love and steps briefly into history in 1612 during the Kalmer war, when Denmark and Norway were united against Sweden, and Scottish mercenaries were raised to fight for the Swedish king.

Ellen, in the last month of her pregnancy, defied orders and smuggled herself aboard George's ship at Thurso - a lone woman with three hundred rough Scots.

Circumstances had made the ship's destination hostile Norway, and Ellen's baby was born during the voyage. And at Kringen in the Norwegian valley of Gudbrand, Ellen met the full measure of all that destiny had decreed for her.

She had known that life with a Scottish chieftain would be difficult and unpredictable, but could never have imagined the brutality that she was to witness.

The accusations of witchcraft she witnessed as a young girl come back to haunt her and she finds herself once again at a crossroads...

Praise for Rosalind Laker:

"Filled with rich period detail, this historical romance will appeal to readers who enjoy learning about other cultures and times yet still crave happy endings." -Booklist on Garlands of Gold

"A truly interesting and wonderfully informative story" - Booklist on Brilliance

"As her heroine wends her way through perilous times, readers will be swept along in Laker's latest compelling tale" - Booklist on To Dream of Snow

Rosalind Laker is a best-selling novelist that has been published all over the world, with her works translated into twenty languages. The author of over forty historical novels, her first work was published in 1970. She is also the author of Banners of Silk, Tree of Gold, The Silver Touch and To Dance With Kings . She lives with her Norwegian husband in Sussex.


Genre: Historical