Mine Is the Night Book Review

SUMMARY:  She lost everything she loved.  He had everything she needed.  But could she find the courage to trust him?
     Stepping from a battered coach on a rainy April eve, newly widowed Elisabeth Kerr must begin again, without husband or title, property or fortune.  She is unafraid of work and gifted with a needle, but how will she stitch together the tattered remnants of her life?  And who will mend her heart, torn asunder by betrayal and deception?
     Elisabeth has not come to Selkirk alone.  Her mother-in-law, Marjory Kerr, is a woman undone, having buried her husband, her sons and any promise of grandchildren.  Dependent upon a distant cousin with meager resources, Marjory dreads the future almost as much as she regrets the past.  Yet joy still comes knocking, and kindness is found in unexpected places.
     Then a worthy hero steps forward, rekindling a spark of hope.  Will he risk his reputation to defend two women labeled as traitors to the Crown?  Or will a wealthy beauty, untainted by scandal, capture his affections?
     The heartrending journey of the Kerr women comes to a glorious finish in Mine Is the Night, a sparkling gem of redemption and restoration set in eighteenth-century Scotland.

REVIEW:  This book was awesome!!  Having read the first book, Here Burns My Candle, I wondered how the author would bring conclusion and redemption to these two characters.  I knew how the story would work out since I am very familiar with the story of Ruth and Naomi, but I wondered about the details as they pertained to Elisabeth and Marjory.  Needless to say, I was not disappointed!!  Marjory, having had servants all her life, steps up to the plate and pitches in to help her cousin Anne and Elisabeth by cooking their meals and helping keep their small place clean.  Elisabeth works very hard to help provide her herself and Marjory so they will not be a burden to Anne, who lives on a small income as a lace maker and teacher.  There were some twists and turns in the story that kept my attention.   Parts of the ending happened as I hoped but it was not all predictable and was very enjoyable.  All in all, this was an excellent book!!  You will not be disappointed at all!!

This book was provided by Waterbrook Multnomah for review without compensation.

Liz Curtis Higgs is the author of twenty-eight books with three million copies in print, including her armchair travel guide to Scotland, My Heart's in the Lowlands, and her best-selling Scottish historical novels, Thorn in My Heart, Fair Is the Rose, Christy Award-winner Whence Came a Prince, Grace in Thine Eyes, and Here Burns My Candle, the riveting prequel to Mine Is the Night.