Fairbairn Girls

By Una-Mary Parker

1891: The rich, aristocratic Fairbairn family have occupied Lochlee Castle in Argyllshire for the past five hundred years, and the current head of the family, the Earl of Rothbury, along with his wife, sons and daughters, all seem set for a happy future, until they fall victim to a wicked curse. Soon it seems the whole family is doomed, with tragedy and heartbreak around every corner. Can the surviving Fairbairns show bravery in adversity and carve out happy and successful lives, against all odds?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Severn House Publishers
• Release date: May 1, 2013
• ISBN: 9781780103952

Una-Mary Parker

Una-Mary Parker, a former newspaper columnist, social editor of Tatler magazine and TV and radio commentator, has written over twenty best-selling novels. Of Scottish descent, her latest book, The Fairbairn Girls, is a gripping tale of family intrigue, love and tragedy set in a romantic castle in the Western Isles of Scotland.

Reviews for Fairbairn Girls

[literaryrunner · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Time period: 1891-1910 in aristocratic England, a family of 9 girls and 2 boys comes to grips with the changing economy and the downfall of the great mansions along with social changes of class and marriage.The Downton-esque novel seems a little soapy at times. The girls are naive and silly and their parents stereotypic. I was disappointed as the frontpiece makes it look more of a suffragette novel but little is done with womens' votes. The title- happy sister all to willingly changes her attitude when a lower class suitor arrives, the murderous heir is easily disposed of later in the noveland the illegitimate first born son is never heard from again after a big build-up: just some of the many all too apparent plot twists. I was pretty disappointed.