By Sword and Storm

After the Turn of the Tide and A House Divided comes By Sword and Storm, the third and final book in the Munro saga. It’s a wonderful historical trilogy based on true events, which include the political and religious climate in France in the aftermath of the French religious wars and the feud betwee......more

This is the third novel in Margaret Skea’s Munro Scottish Saga set in 16th century Scotland and France and based on the history of a clan feud known as the Ayrshire Vendetta. I haven’t read the first two, Turn of the Tide and A House Divided, but that didn’t affect my enjoyment of this third book. Th......more

This book has received a Discovering Diamonds Review: Helen Hollick founder #DDRevs "By Sword And Storm is fine as a stand-alone, but all good things are best started at the beginning right? I have heard of the Edict of Nantes and the Huguenots but knew very little of the details behind both. Reading......more

In this highly readable finale to her Munro trilogy, Margaret Skea is as sure-footed in the French Court as she is amongst the Scottish nobility. The plot has many strands and, intriguingly, many locations, reminding us that while Europe has never been politically unified, its countries have always......more

Margaret Skea’s Scottish Saga books, Turn of the Tide, A House Divided, and now By Sword and Storm, are gripping portrayals of life in 16thC Scotland, and the consequences of the feud between the Cunninghame and Montgomerie clans. This book extends the canvas to the French court, where Kate and Adam......more