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The Novel
'West Lights' is a fictional love story set in late nineteenth century Scotland. Interwoven with the fabric of the story are many true historical events around the time of the Tay Bridge disaster - 28th of December 1879.
Roselyn Carey, a young nurse in training, lives in a small lighthouse community on the opposite bank of the river Tay from Dundee. Her home life revolves around her parents, her childhood sweetheart, Allan Robertson, and her enticing local minister, Ralph Valente.
Blessed with a sixth sense, she is aware of a poltergeist that haunts the family home. Her parents refuse to listen to her stories about the supernatural, insisting that the happenings are all figments of her imagination.
Emotional conflict exists in Roselyn's heart. She is torn between the irresistible passion of Ralph and the familiar, comfortable love of Allan.
Allan is thrilled by being offered a prestigious position in London. He decides to relocate, leaving Roselyn to continue her life without him until she is able to join him later. The fates have other plans for Roselyn…
Rose Daniel (nee Craigie) was born in Dundee Scotland in 1931. She was educated at St. Joseph's Primary School, St John's High School, the Dundee Technical College, the Dundee College of Commerce and York University, Toronto. Rose has spent most of her adult life in Canada, but returns to her homeland yearly for a month's holiday. She enjoys an active life in her country home nestled in the picturesque Albion Hills. Rose has always enjoyed story telling. This, her first novel, is based on the most horrific tragedy which occurred in Scotland in the 19th century.
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