Identify Books Toward Corrag
| Original Title: | Corrag |
| ISBN: | 0007321597 (ISBN13: 9780007321599) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | John Llewellyn Rhys Prize Nominee (2010) |
Susan Fletcher
Hardcover | Pages: 368 pages Rating: 4.28 | 3315 Users | 676 Reviews
Be Specific About About Books Corrag
| Title | : | Corrag |
| Author | : | Susan Fletcher |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 368 pages |
| Published | : | May 1st 2010 by Fourth Estate (GB) (first published March 4th 2010) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Cultural. Scotland. Paranormal. Witches. Fantasy |
Chronicle To Books Corrag
“We are the Magick--we are. The truest magick in this world is in us... It is in our movements and in what we say and feel.”This was such a beautifully written book that is based on a real event - the Massacre of Glencoe. A massacre which took place at 5am on February 13. 1692 when thirty-eight members of the Macdonald clan were killed by soldiers who had enjoyed the clan's hospitality for the previous ten days. Throughout reading this book, I found myself highlighting huge sections. The writing is beautiful and poetic. Corrag is a heroine the reader can root for, and, one might even learn a little about Scotland's history and the treatment of suspected witches.
This book is told through Corrag's voice and the letters which Irish propagandist and Jacobite, Charles Leslie writes to his wife. Charles Leslie heard of the massacre and came to visit Corrag in her cell where she is chained and awaiting her death. She has been accused of witchcraft and murder. Corrag agrees to tell him her story so that the truth comes out and that she will not be alone in her final days. Charles is hoping to gain evidence that will prove that King William was involved in the Murder/Massacre so that King James could be reinstated.
The tale she tells is haunting, poetic and moving. She speaks of her Mother and Grandmother both condemned as witches. How her Mother told her to flee and she would know where she was meant to be when she saw it. Her tale involves hardship, loss, death, beauty, hope, resiliency and ends with friendship. Corrag tells how she found the Highland and befriended the Macdonald clan when she was able to save their leader using her herbs and stitching skills. Corrag tells of her time in the mountains and gives vivid descriptions of the mountains, the people, and her small hut and friendship with the Macdonald clan.
“This is the place. I was certain. For the heart knows its home when it finds it, and on finding it, stays there.”
When Charles sat down with Corrag initially he was cautious. He was meeting with a witch - a woman condemned to burn at the stake when the thaw occurred. Each time they spoke, Charles took notes and later that evening wrote to his wife and detailed his thoughts on Corrag and their meeting.
“But maybe the best thing I learnt was this: that we cannot know a person's soul and nature until we've sat beside them, and talked.”
Corrag had the ability to warm the hearts of those around her with her outlook on life and her thoughts on nature. She saw beauty in the world and openly shared these thoughts with others. Was she a witch? Was she a nature lover? Was she a threat? Was she misunderstood? Was she different? or Was she freer than most because she lived life on her terms with an open heart and positive attitude?
“What creatures we are. What powers are in us--in all of us. What we already know, if we choose to spend time with ourselves. What a deep love we can feel.”
Witches, the highlands, a massacre.... this is the stuff of legends. It also makes for great historical fiction! I love books based on real events. This one did not disappoint. I loved how one woman changed the lives of many! This book was haunting, captivating and had me glued to my seat the entire time. This book had beautiful vivid descriptions. I could easily imagine the settings and felt as if I were right there with the characters. I also appreciated the research that went into the writing of this book.
“I've heard fate talked of. It's not a word I use. I think we make our own choices. I think how we live our lives is our own doing, and we cannot fully hope on dreams and stars. But dreams and stars can guide us, perhaps. And the heart's voice is a strong one. Always is"
Your heart's voice is your true voice. It is easy to ignore it, for sometimes it says what we'd rather it did not - and it is so hard to risk the things we have. But what life are we living, if we don't live by our hearts? Not a true one. And the person living it is not the true you.”
Moving, engrossing, captivating, riveting and heartfelt. I highly recommend.
Rating About Books Corrag
Ratings: 4.28 From 3315 Users | 676 ReviewsComment On About Books Corrag
I would hesitate to say this novel falls under the category of historical fiction (just my opinion). Yes historical figures such as King William III and the deposed King James II are mentioned. The Glencoe massacre (I am not sure if that's what the event is referred to by people from the Highlands but from what I have come to understand it was a massacre.) is described by the narrator but it's easy for the reader to forget they are reading something historical throughout the course of the noel.This is a very special book, one which some would say I don't know where to start my review but I do , I know because Corrag is an exceptional character who has emptied her heart in the telling of this story and in doing so she has filled mine to the brim.This is probably the most heart filling book I've ever read, Corrag will speak to your soul , if like me you love books that are atmospheric, lyrical, poetic. I want to go back to the beginning and re read this straight away, I want to see in
Haunting and beautiful, Corrag drew me in and transported me to the Scottish Highlands of the seventeenth century. Alternately titled The Highland Witch or Witch Light, Corrag is a magical story about opening your heart to the beauty of your surroundings. It is about learning to truly understand the people we encounter in our lives. Susan Fletcher tells this story with gorgeous, poetical and vivid prose. What townsfolk say we do and what we truly do are very different things. I have cast no
It took me a little while to warm up to this book, but when I got into it, I was all in! It took my breath away - a remarkable work of historical fiction that reminded me very much of Mary Stewart's Arthurian saga. Fletcher is a gifted storyteller - the characters and seventeenth century Scotland spring to life in this wonderful tale.The story is based on a true historical event, the massacre of Glencoe in 1692, in which supporters of King William brutally murdered members of the MacDonald clan
I may have finished reading Corrag weeks ago, I may have read five other very different types of stories since then, but I am still in the highlands and with Corrag and Charles. Susan Fletcher immediately transported me so thoroughly to a time and place, to ways of thinking and perceiving they are, for the time being, a part of me.Fletcher sets up the novel with alternating chapters told by Corrag, a young woman accused of witchcraft: "I wait for it - death. My own, fiery one" and by Charles, a
Basic plot run down: after witnessing the events at the Massacre at Glencoe, Corrag is accused of witchcraft and imprisoned. Irish minister (and secret Jacobite) Charles Leslie comes to interview her in hopes of finding proof that King William was truly behind the massacre. The narrative is told mostly from Corrag's point of view as she recounts her life before and leading up to the events at Glencoe. This alternates with Leslie's point of view as he writes home to his wife in Ireland recounting
This book has practically left me speechless, but I'll do my best: luminous, poetic, profound, lush, divinely crafted sentences that left me in awe, a heroine so lovely and courageous that she lingers on in my imagination. Simply the best book I've read in recent memory, and I have read some terrific books.The novel is based on a real character and real events: the Glencoe massacre in the Scottish Highlands in the late 1600s. The novel's structure alternates between Corrag telling her story to a
0 Comments