A Daughter of Heth, Abridged

French-raised and warmhearted, Catherine “Coquette” Cassilis arrives at her uncle’s austere Scottish manse and lights a spark in a parish bound by kirk and custom. Her kindness wins allies, but her heart betrays her: the world-weary Lord Earlshope, a man chained to a past he cannot name. As secret meetings, village whispers, and a scandalous yacht cruise build to a storm off Saltcoats, Coquette must choose between forbidden desire and the loyal cousin who offers a safer future. William Black’s 1871 breakthrough novel unfolds with tender inevitability—faith against feeling, kindness against judgment, and first love against fate. Greg Cooper’s intimate narration brings out the moorland hush, the manse’s stern rhythms, and the ache of two souls divided by conscience and circumstance. This abridged classic is a haunting Victorian romance of small-town suspicion, stolen moments, and tragic grandeur—ideal for listeners who love sweeping historical love stories set against rugged landscapes and moral crosswinds.