Here Burns My Candle, Liz Curtis Higgs
Here Burns My Candle, Liz Curtis Higgs
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Here Burns My Candle

Author: Liz Curtis Higgs

Narrator: Liz Curtis Higgs

Unabridged: 16 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/16/2010

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

A mother who cannot face her future.
A daughter who cannot escape her past.
 
Lady Elisabeth Kerr is a keeper of secrets. A Highlander by birth and a Lowlander by marriage, she honors the auld ways, even as doubts and fears stir deep within her.

Her husband, Lord Donald, has secrets of his own, well hidden from the household, yet whispered among the town gossips.

His mother, the dowager Lady Marjory, hides gold beneath her floor and guilt inside her heart. Though her two abiding passions are maintaining her place in society and coddling her grown sons, Marjory’s many regrets, buried in Greyfriars Churchyard, continue to plague her.

One by one the Kerr family secrets begin to surface, even as bonny Prince Charlie and his rebel army ride into Edinburgh in September 1745, intent on capturing the crown.

A timeless story of love and betrayal, loss and redemption, flickering against the vivid backdrop of eighteenth-century Scotland, Here Burns My Candle illumines the dark side of human nature, even as hope, the brightest of tapers, lights the way home.

Includes a bonus PDF with a listener's guide, glossary, and map

About The Author

Liz Curtis Higgs is the author of twenty-seven books with three million copies in print, including her best-selling Scottish historical novels, Thorn in My Heart, Fair Is the Rose, Christy Award–winner Whence Came a Prince, and Grace in Thine Eyes.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Heidi on January 16, 2013

This is basically the story of Ruth (from the bible) but set in Scotland in the 1700s during the Jacobite rising. I usually love historical fiction but couldn't even finish this book (did read about 200 pages). It moved too slowly, none of the characters were very likeable (or relateable), and the a......more

Goodreads review by Andria on May 28, 2022

Slow paced, with cheating and I didn't connect with the characters at all. The first chapter had promise, but the chapters that followed, while keeping historical details close to the Jacobites war interesting and accurate, we're slow, drawn out and predictable. Donald, the main character + cheater,......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on July 30, 2018

Review to come..........more

Goodreads review by Nay on October 30, 2020

This was such a pleasant surprise for me. I normally don't care for historical fiction, but this was a loose retelling of Naomi and Ruth so I was hopefully. I definitely am giving this a 4.5 star rating. I was thoroughly hooked on the story from beginning to end. I felt the feels. Elisabeth is such a......more

Goodreads review by Emmie on March 16, 2021

Here Burns My Candle is the first book of two loosely based on the story of Ruth set in 18th century Scotland. I love historical fiction (history major here!) and enjoy how Liz Curtis Higgs combines historical events with biblical stories. (She also has an even more wonderful Scottish series about J......more

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Praise for Here Burns My Candle

“Liz Curtis Higgs has an unmatched ability to illuminate the depth of human emotions while taking her readers on a breathtaking journey through the darkness and light of another time and another place. With the deft hand only a master storyteller can apply, Higgs reaches back to the past and weaves a multi-threaded tapestry into a brilliant tale of betrayal and challenge, love and redemption. Her gift continues to shine.”
—BJ Hoff, author of The Emerald Ballad series

“A wonderful retelling of the story of Ruth by one of my favorite authors. Here Burns My Candle is rich with historic detail and living, breathing characters that engaged me from page one right through to the perfect ending.”
—Francine Rivers, author of Redeeming Love

“Prepare to burn your own candle well into the night as Higgs treats us to a verra wonderful Scottish tale of faith, forgiveness, love, loss, and secrets. I couldna put it doon!”
—Deeanne Gist, author of A Bride in the Bargain

“Settle in with Here Burns My Candle, Liz Curtis Higgs’s imaginative reworking of the tale of Naomi and Ruth, and venture back to a dangerous and fascinating time with characters who are as endearing as they are flawed. You can almost hear the drums of war and the swish of kilts and satin.”
—Angela Hunt, author of Let Darkness Come

“Higgs’s pen flows with gold when it turns to Scotland. Enticing from gripping first page to satisfying last, Here Burns My Candle will sweep you away!”
—Tamera Alexander, author of Beyond This Moment

“Once again Liz Curtis Higgs pens an exceptional story of intrigue, romance, and spiritual faith. Her attention to historical detail gives this story a life all its own, and the characters were so real I found myself thinking about them throughout the day. I simply could not put this book down.” 
—Tracie Peterson, author of Dawn’s Prelude

“Liz Curtis Higgs writes with a cinematic eye—color, texture, emotional depth. Her words give breath to this fresh twist on a beloved Old Testament story. Here Burns My Candle radiates the author’s love of Scotland and its mesmeric history in this story of women bound by obligation yet tethered to devotion. It will keep you up all night until you’ve turned the last dramatic page!”
—Patricia Hickman, author of The Pirate Queen

“I love a story that engages the heart first, the mind second. While reading Higgs’s novel, I became her noble heroine and was convicted by similarities to her antagonist, learning through it all. Come away to an enchanting glimpse of ancient Scotland and beyond. Truly amazing.”
—Lisa Tawn Bergren, author of The Begotten

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