The Wings of Morning Author:Karen Harper This spellbinding historical saga follows a passionate woman from teh windswept Scottish isle of St. Kilda to Victorian London, then to a tropical island off the coast of Florida during the Civil War. In Abigail McQueen, Karen Harper has created a remarkable heroine who dare to defy oppressive convention. — Raised in St. Kilda, where both the soc... more »ial order and the relationships are dominated by men, Abigail is bothn envied and scorned for her independent ways. But nothing stops her from defying the island's primitive mores, which keep children uneducated and call for birthing methods that result in four out of five island newborns dying of a mysterious illness. Whent he sea claims her young husband and her own baby dies of this undiagnosed disease, the shattered Abigail begins her relentless search for a cure - a quest that will haunt her for years.
Shunned by the narrow-minded islanders who already deplore her radical ideas, Abigail is regarded as more scandalous than ever when she falls in love with the "ousider" Morgan West, a romantic and adventurous American sea captain. But instead of following her heart when the American Civil War calls Morgan back to his naative land, the dogged Abigail leaves for London to pursue her medical research. It is an agonizing yet fateful decision - and the start of a journey that will lead her to a tropical paradise off Florida. There, even with war raging around her unshakeable ideals and dreams, fighting intolerance while opening embracing forbidden desires with abandon and ecstasy.
Afire with spirit and courage of an extraordinary heroine, this lushly written romantic saga brims with passion, tragedy, and authentic history, giving testimony to Karen Harper's give for mesmerizing fiction.« less