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Janet Paisley

    Janet Paisley was an acclaimed poet and author writing in Scots and English. Her prolific output spanned poetry, short fiction, plays, and screenplays, demonstrating a mastery across diverse literary forms. Paisley's work is characterized by an intense, passionate voice that delves into profound human emotions and truths with unflinching honesty. Her unique perspective and ability to capture life's complexities establish her as a significant literary presence.

    Die Rebellin der Rose
    Warrior Daughter. Her enemies lie in wait...
    White Rose Rebel
    • White Rose Rebel

      • 391 pages
      • 14 hours of reading
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      White Rose Rebel tells the riveting and turbulent story of the historical figure known as Colonel Anne - Scottish heroine and female "Braveheart" - who risked everything for the love of her country and its rightful king.Anne Farquharson, a tempestuous and independent-minded daughter of Scotland, is elated when the Jacobites rebel in 1745, fighting to regain the Stuart throne of Scotland for Bonnie Prince Charlie, and horrified when her husband, Aeneas Macintosh, joins the English army. She raises his clan and, with her previous lover at her side, joins the uprising to become its legendary Colonel Anne. Incorporating fascinating historical detail about the military role of Scottish women during the eighteenth century, Janet Paisley creates a marvelously entertaining tale of this extraordinary young woman who used her heart, sexuality, intellect, and sword to defend her people.Rich in intrigue and period detail and with a compelling cast of characters certain to captivate fans of Philippa Gregory, White Rose Rebel marks the exciting debut of a wonderfully fresh and vivid voice in historical fiction, as it explores the grand themes of civil war, women's rights and national identity, love and marital discord, loyalty and betrayal.

      White Rose Rebel
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      Set 2,000 years ago on the Isle of Skye, Skaaha, the daughter of a warrior queen, is wild and revered. After a tragic chariot race results in her mother's death and the rise of her rival Mara, Skaaha's once charmed life is shattered.

      Warrior Daughter. Her enemies lie in wait...
    • Colonel Anne kämpft für die Ehre Schottlands und für ihre LiebeSchottland im 18. Jahrhundert: Die junge Ehe zwischen der eigensinnigen Anne und dem stattlichen Clanführer Aeneas gerät zwischen die Fronten des schottischen Unabhängigkeitskrieges. Anne stürzt sich an der Seite ihres früheren Liebhabers in den blutigen Kampf für ein freies Schottland – bis sie eines Tages auf dem Schlachtfeld ihrem Mann gegenübersteht …

      Die Rebellin der Rose