A fictionalized autobiographical account of the Scottish noblewoman, Countess Margaret Douglas, known as Maid Margaret. "The young Margaret craves adventure and thinks love a nonsense, but during the novel she has to grow up, realise how significant a part she plays in the history of her country and deal with both grief and love in an adult fashion. She, and we, learn of the role marriage plays in political alliances and of how this impacts upon individuals as well as on states."--S. R. Crockett website.