Lady of the Glen with cover art by book illustrator Anne Yvonne Gilbert. A German translation was released in 2001. The novel is set amidst the background of the 1692 Massacre of Glencoe, which was ordered by King William III. Catriona of Clan Campbell, daughter of the Laird of Glenlyon, falls in love with Alasdair Og MacDonald, a member of a rival clan. Their love must endure the political machinations of King William and the Jacobites. In August 1691, William offers all Highland clans a pardon for their part in the Jacobite Uprising, as long as they took an oath of allegiance before 1
Glen Coe folk museum in Glencoe village. Other than a few scattered farms, the only settlement in Glen Coe is the village of Glencoe, which lies at the western end of the glen close to Invercoe where the river joins Loch Leven. About to the west, on the southern shore of the loch, is the village of Ballachulish, known in the past for its slate quarries, which have been worked since 1693. The famous Clachaig Inn, a pub much favoured by climbers and hillwalkers, is sited at the bend in the glen about from Glencoe village. A Scottish Youth Hostels Association hostel