Title: The monastery
Description: The action is centred on the Monastery of Kennaquhair, probably based on Melrose Abbey in south east Scotland, on the River Tweed. At this time, circa 1550, the Scottish Reformation is just beginning, and the monastery is in peril.

A love story is interwoven as the Glendinning boys fall in love with Mary Avenel. Edward ends up becoming a monk, and Halbert finally marries Mary, after service with the Earl of Murray.
Subjects: Fiction, History, Monks, Reformation, Monastic and religious life, Yellowback books, Specimens, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, historical, Scotland, fiction, Fiction, religious, Fiction, historical, general
Places: Scotland
Time periods: 16th century, 1561-1587