The trials of Mary Johnsdaugter

Almost all Shetlanders in 1773 lived a hand to mouth existence, even in good years. But, for the inhabitants of the crofting-fishing township of Waas, the unexpected arrival in October of a shipload of poor Caithness emigrants bound for North America is about to change their lives dramatically. In this authentic - if fictionalised - retelling of events, we are transported to that time and place.