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So this is Scotland…the land of the purple heather.
Harriet Hunter is back again, this time battling against time in her final semester of study. Friendships have imploded, boys are on the horizon and the best friends Harriet has come from a time 600 years earlier. Feeling like a fish out of water, Harriet struggles to find her place in her little Tasmanian high school and in her wider world. Ever since her trip back to Verona six months before, Harriet has searched relentlessly for the key to her time travelling ability…does she belong in contemporary reality, or will she go back to the place that feels more like home at time: Verona.
The winter solstice holds part of the secret, propelling Harriet back to the time of Macbeth - straight into a bloody battle for crown and kingdom. With an unexpected guest in tow, Harriet takes on the persona of a travelling noblewoman far from home. But this time it isn’t just mistaken identities and overbearing fathers that she has to battle against. This time its powerful dark magic, murderous intentions and slain kinsmen who cloud Harriet’s vision of what she must accomplish in 11th Century Scotland.
Who is Harriet here to save, and will she succeed before she returns to her own reality?
Price reimagines the classic tragedy of Macbeth from the perspective of a modern woman accustomed to the attitudes and prejudices of her own time: not those of a pre-medieval society.
Marissa is a Brisbane based high school English and Legal Studies teacher and sees the incredible value of stories and the impact that they can have on young lives. She is passionate about enriching young lives and improving literacy rates. She also tutors yong students and mentors in creative writing and principles of English. Â
Marissa is a lifelong learner and has several university degrees. She has recently been published in Volume 2 of The Regionalist, the journal associated with the Institute for Regional Security in Canberra. Although she loves writing about international relations, world security and politics, she also loves escaping into a good book. She has always been an avid reader and has always known that there are stories she just needs to write. Marissa has a passion for creating young adult fiction and has recently written her first novel in the Into the Abyss series, Vault of Verona. Giving classic texts a new life for a new generation of readers living in an era where women now have a much greater say about their circumstances has been personally rewarding for Marissa. She hopes to build on the success of Vault of Verona with her new book Scourge of Scotland. Harriets adventures will continue later in 2018 with the third instalment of the Into the Abyss series.Â
Australian author
Young Adult audience but also suits adults
Fractures a classic story - appeals to Shakespeare lovers and those who have not read Shakespeare
Links to the Australian Curriculum and would suit Year 10 English Curriculum
Tasmanian protagonist
Strong female characters - story is altered by women
