"Warm and charming tale!"
1847, Isle of Skye, Scotland Brenna Donnegal lives in the small fishing village of
Lyming on the Isle of Skye. With the death of her father,
who was the village doctor, she realizes that a new doctor
has been hired by the horrid Earl of Glendenning in order
to force her into agreeing to marry him. The Earl
foolishly believes that if Brenna is thrown out of her
cottage she will have no choice but to take up his offer of
marriage. She also wonders why Dr. Reilly Stanton would
have willingly left London to come and practice medicine on
the Isle of Skye. Yet she cannot help the undeniable
attraction that builds between herself and new doctor. Nursing a bruised ego caused by his broken betrothal and
some harsh words, Dr. Reilly Stanton, 8th Marquis of
Stillworth, takes a post on the Isle of Skye. Upon
arriving, he suffers another defeat. The drunk ferryman
who brought him in from the mainland falls into the
freezing waters and Reilly dives in heroically to save
him. However, he believes his efforts have been for naught
and declares the ferryman dead. The villagers refuse to
take his word for it and send for Miss Brenna Donnegal, the
previous doctor's daughter, who revives the so-
called 'dead' man with a hearty whack on his back! Reilly
finds himself totally entranced by the red-haired woman.
When the corrupt Lord Glendenning asks Reilly to coerce the
beautiful Brenna into marriage, Reilly instead ends up
falling in love with her. LADY OF SKYE by Patricia Cabot is a warm and charming tale
with enchanting characters. Each character is exquisitely
portrayed and I enjoyed meeting all of them. Brenna is an
independent and very feminine woman and it was very
entertaining watching her interact with Reilly. Ms. Cabot has added plenty of medical history to the story
along with a certain amount of humor too, and the setting
and descriptions were so real they came across with great
clarity. I found the dialogue a pleasure to read and the
secondary characters added depth and charm to the tale and
made it all the more interesting. The villagers and the
background of the story really brought the whole story to
life and I felt as if I was a part of the story. LADY OF SKYE is the first book I've read by author Patricia
Cabot, but it certainly won't be my last. Ms. Cabot paints
exquisite pictures with words and leaves the reader hungry
for more. I couldn't put this novel down. I highly
recommend this book!
Reviewed by Leena Hyat
Posted October 8, 2001
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