An Irregular Marriage

Isle of Skye, Scotland, 1803: Annie MacPhail is 18 years old and on her own. She has defied her parents and refused to follow them to Prince Edward Island. She is waiting for her sweetheart, Alistair, to marry her-but he is nowhere to be found. She has no home. Belle, Alistair's mother, takes her in as an apprentice. Belle says she is a wise women. The community says she is a witch. Under Belle's guidance, Annie learns to be a midwife and a healer, but she also learns how to read the future in a crystal gazing ball. Belle tries to disabuse Annie about Alistair. He is not very reliable and he may not even want to marry her. But Annie still believes in her sweetheart-until he returns and she learns the secret that Belle has been keeping from both of them. Follow Annie and Alistair on their journey to Prince Edward Island after a very irregular marriage. Join the community of Prince Edward Island. Read An Irregular Marriage and other novels by Margaret A. Westlie.