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Iain of New Scotland: with a foreword by Diana Gabaldon

by Margaret MacKay

A Gaelic family’s first winter in Nova Scotia

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A Gaelic family’s first winter in Nova Scotia

Set in September 1773, the novel places thirteen-year-old Iain Robertson and his family in Nova Scotia after their difficult voyage aboard the Hector. The promised new beginning quickly gives way to urgent practical challenges: they arrive with no money, food, or shelter, and winter is approaching. Through Iain’s family, the book centers the experiences of early Gaelic settlers and the uncertainty of starting over in unfamiliar surroundings. Margaret MacKay draws on her ancestors’ experiences in shaping this historical story.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in historical fiction set in Canada.
  • Readers curious about Scottish Gaelic settlement in Nova Scotia.
  • Readers interested in stories of migration and family survival.

Themes

Scottish Gaelic settlementMigration and displacementFamily survivalStarting over

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Book overview

Thirteen-year-old Iain Robertson is homesick for the Highlands of Scotland. It's September 1773, and he has just arrived in Nova Scotia with his parents and little sister after the long, disastrous, Atlantic voyage of the ship Hector. They wanted a new life in New Scotland-but the land agent lied to them. With no money, no food, no shelter, and winter fast approaching, how will they survive? Author Margaret MacKay of Pictou County, Nova Scotia, draws on the experiences of her ancestors to weave a tale of the first Gaels to settle in Nova Scotia.

 

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