Change is coming to the people of the oldest village in Scotland in this dramatic and riveting saga of survival from the author of Wild Heritage.
For generations, Camptounfoot has remained little changed but now it is 1853 and the railway is coming . . .
Shy and beautiful Emma Jane Wylie is determined to fight for the realization of her father’s dream—the construction of the railway bridge that will carry the new track southwards. Her father’s demise puts Emma in charge. But during the two years of its construction, the project is beset by drama and tragedy: cholera rages, the men down tools, murder and conspiracy are in the air—and then a landslide threatens to destroy all their endeavors.
Inspired by her father’s vision, and with a strength of mind and resolve at odds with her Victorian upbringing, Emma Jane takes on the world—and is determined to win.
