Die Frauen von der Insel

Synopsis of Die Frauen von der Insel

«Die Frauen von der Insel» is the novel by Jessica Stirling published by Lübbe in paperback, with 571 pages, in German.

Set on the Isle of Mull (Scotland) in 1878, it follows Vassie Campbell and her daughters Innis, Biddy and Aileen, cattle farmers near the Fetternish estate. The arrival of the Baverstock brothers, the servant Willy Naismith and the pastor Michael Tarrant unsettles the community; the sisters' rivalry over Michael unleashes a secret that changes everything.

It is the first instalment of the Isle of Mull trilogy. The English original, The Island Wife, was published in 1997.

For those seeking a period family drama with romance and secrets in rural nineteenth-century Scotland.