George MacDonald was a 19th century Scottish writer poet and minister. He isbest known for his fairy tales and fantasies. His most popular works arePhantastes T... » 

George MacDonald was a 19th century Scottish writer poet and minister. He isbest known for his fairy tales and fantasies. His most popular works arePhantastes The Princess and the Goblin At the Back of the North Wind andLilith. The fishermans lady was originally published as Malcolm. Thishistorical novel is set in nineteenthcentury Scotland. MacDonald spins a taleshadowed by God as he traces the stormy love between a Scottish fisherman anda beautiful highspirited girl. An excerpt from Malcolm reads This lowlandvillage has come upon strange times . . . for a young woman has died in sorrow and the mad hunchback laird Stephen Stewart scurries across the heathcrying out to the skies to tell him where he came from. And now Malcolmsfather warns against the woman Malcolm already knows to have strange anddisturbing ways and to have hurled curses at him The Marquis Secret isthe sequel. «