Shoulder to Shoulder: A Story of the Stirring Times of Old
1896
Shoulder to Shoulder: A Story of the Stirring Times of Old
1896
The book opens in a misty Scottish evening, where a young narrator sits beside his grandfather, Auld-da, listening to tales that span generations. These are stories of the Highlands, of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the doomed 1745 rebellion, of ancestors caught between loyalty and survival, of a woman named Fiona who rode through the night to summon help. Gordon Stables weaves together folklore, history, and family legend into a tapestry that celebrates Scottish tradition: the music, the stubborn pride, the bonds of kinship that endure across time. The narrative moves between the intimate fireside and the chaos of war, between sentiment and high adventure, between what is remembered and what is mythologized. Here, war becomes the stuff of hearthside legend, passed down through generations who gather not just to hear, but to remember.
