The Humpherys Family

A Pistol in Greenyards

Record Added: 4/30/2014
Setting Scotland
Topic Historical Fiction
Publisher Hamish Hamilton Ltd
ISBN 0241891523   Year 1975
Age 13-YA   Pages 191
Description Printed dustjacket
 
In 1854 the tenants of Greenyards, in the Scottish Highlands, are brutally evicted from their homes and the land sold for sheep grazing. To defend his family Connal Ross draws a pistol on the local Sheriff-Officer ...a crime punishable by death. Forced into hiding, Connal and his sister, Katrine, try to keep ahead of the authorities, while trying to save other members of their family.

Connal tells of the hardships suffered by his family and neighbours, how they plotted a rebellion in which the children played a vital role, and unwittingly jeopardized their whole community. A brilliant historical tale full of suspense and excitement.
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