The Gleam in the North

Set during the 1745 Jacobite uprising under Bonnie Prince Charlie, D. K. Broster's The Gleam of the North is the second of the Jacobite Trilogy.
It follows on from the first instalment, in which the intersecting fortunes of two men, who at first glance seem almost complete opposites, are at the centre of the story. Ewen Cameron, a young Highland laird in the service of the Prince, is dashing, sincere, and idealistic, while Major Keith Windham, a professional soldier in the opposing English...