Maggie Craig: “It is …possible to have an emotional reaction to your subject matter and to approach it with intellectual vigour.” The writer demonstrates this effective combination in the sequel to “Bare-arsed Banditti, the men of the 45”.
Maggie Craig’s “Damn’ Rebel Bitches” deals with the women of the last Jacobite rebellion and their persecution afterwards.
This book corrects the widely held myth that the movement behind Bonnie Prince Charlie consisted of a band of all-male glamorous Highlanders. Not only were there Lowland and English Jacobites of all classes, but in many cases their wives, sisters and mothers are shown to have been active, courageous and intelligent participants.
The many documents and letters quoted contain information that bring the flavour of the time right into your living-room: details about housekeeping,family life and traditions allow you to slip into the atmosphere of the time. And Maggie Craig’s tongue-in-cheek comments, especially in connection with sexism or other forms of prejudice, are sure to bring a smile to your face, even though you come to realize that things haven’t changed that much.
Visit her on: https://www.maggiecraig.co.uk
Christina Jaffe 