Iain of New Scotland

By Margaret MacKay, with a foreword by Outlander author Diana Gabaldon.

Thirteen-year-old Iain Robertson is homesick for the Highlands of Scotland. It’s September 1773, and he has just arrived in Nova Scotia with his family after the long, disastrous Atlantic voyage of the ship Hector. They wanted a new life in New Scotland—but the land agent lied to them. With no money, no food, no shelter, and winter approaching, how will they survive? Author Margaret MacKay of Pictou County draws on her ancestors’ experiences to weave a tale of the first Gaels to settle in Nova Scotia. A middle-grade novel for historical fiction lovers of all ages.

5.25 x 8 in, 198 pages, September 2021. Ages 9-11+, Canadian Grades 4-6+.