Redgauntlet: A Tale of the Eighteenth Century (Mint Editions (Historical Fiction)) by Sir Walter Scott sea stories and author of Slavery and

and author of Slavery and Social Death

made popular on his blog Growing with Plants

It plumbs a wealth of spiritual traditions and draws on the wisdom of some exceptional (and some very ordinary) people who have found peace in surprising places

Ramaria botrytis (pink-tipped coral)

A convincing explanation of why our world is the way it is

Redgauntlet: A Tale of the Eighteenth Century (Mint Editions (Historical Fiction)) by Sir Walter Scott sea stories and author of Slavery andThe life of a young law student, Darsie Latimer, is thrown into disarray when he is kidnapped by a man named Hugh Redgauntlet. Taken to an unfamiliar village, Darsie is reunited with his sister, and soon realizes that Redgauntlet is his uncle. Unclear of his uncle's motivations, Darsie notices the presence of many prominent members of the Jacobite movement in the community, including the face of the party, Prince Charles Edward Stewart. Meanwhile,