BETH CAMP

Standing Stones

Deidre Scott returns home to the Orkneys in 1842, only to find that England’s Industrial Revolution has come to her island home. She is misunderstood and alienated from her family on an island rapidly being transformed by Lord Gordon, a second son, ambitious to replace crofters with sheep.

Befriended by Lady Alice, Deidre begins to teach at the local parish school. She is drawn to handsome Mac McDonnell, a charismatic fisherman who speaks out against the clearances. Evictions lead to a violent protest. A boy is killed, Mac is arrested, his boat confiscated, and his home destroyed. Deidre must decide if she can act on her faith in Mac, whatever the personal costs.