Other editions of book The Flight of the Heron

Set in Scotland in the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion, the Flight of the Heron follows the intersecting fortunes of two men, Keith Windham, a career soldier in the British Army, and Ewen Cameron, a young Highlander who leaves his home and his bride-to-be to follow Bonnie Prince Charlie in his bid for the throne. When a second-sighted Highlander tells Ewen that the flight of a heron will lead to five meetings with an Englishman who is fated both to do him a great service and to cause him great grief, Ewen refuses to believe it. But as Bonnie Prince Charlie's ill-fated campaign winds to its bitter end, the prophecy is proven true. Through many dangers and trials, Ewen and Keith find that they have one thing in common - both are willing to sacrifice everything for honour's sake.