Lady of the Glen Lady of the Glen Lady of the Glen: A Novel of 17th-Century Scotland and the Massacre of Glencoe is a 1996 historical fiction novel by American author Jennifer Roberson. It is a re-telling of the 1692 Massacre of Glencoe, and focuses on the romance between Catriona of Clan Campbell and Alasdair Og MacDonald of Clan Donald, each from rival clans. Roberson was inspired to write the novel after learning of the massacre in a British history class, and waited 25 years until she felt ready to tell it. "Lady of the Glen" was published by Kensington Books in April 1996,
Clan Macnab Clan Macnab Clan Macnab is a Highland Scottish clan. The name Macnab is derived from the Scottish Gaelic "Mac An Aba", which means "child of the abbot". According to tradition the progenitor of the clan was "Abraruadh" who was the Abbot of Glen Dochart and Strathearn. Abraruadh was allegedly a younger son of Kenneth MacAlpin, the first king of Scots. (See: Siol Alpin). Abraruadh was also descended from Fergus, king of Dál Riata and a nephew of Saint Fillan, who was the founder of the monastery in Glen Dochart in the seventh century. One of the earliest records of the