The Road Dance

Hebrides, Book 1

By: John MacKay

Narrated by: John MacKay

The bond between a mother and her child is the strongest in the natural world. So, why would a young woman, dreaming of America, throw her newborn baby into the waves of the wild Atlantic ocean?

Life in the Scottish Hebrides can be harsh - 'The Edge of the World' some call it. For Kirsty MacLeod, the love of Murdo promises a new life away from the scrape of the land and the repression of the church.

But the Great War looms, and the villages hold a grand 'Road Dance' to send their young men off to battle. As the dancers swirl and sup, Kirsty is overpowered and raped by an unknown assailant. She hides her dark secret, fearful of what it will mean for her and the baby she is carrying. Only the embittered doctor, a man with a cold wife and a colder bed, suspects.

On a fateful day of surging seas and swelling pain, Kirsty learns that her love will never be back. Now, she must make her choice - and it is no choice at all. And the hunt for the baby's mother - and his killer - become one and the same.

©2002 John MacKay (P)2022 John MacKay

One of the best

Wow! Just wow! The story, the setting, the narration-absolutely stunning! It left me deeple moved and craving for more

Watch the Movie

I saw the movie before I listened to the book. The two were very similar, but because of a few differences between the two, I have a strong preference for the movie. If the ending is not to your liking, see the movie. That might work out for you.

The story was not good.

The movie from this book was good. I thought the ending of the book made life so horrible. There really was no hope for either sister.