The Stones of Ailsa Craig

<p>Confucius once said Before you embark on a journey of revenge dig two graves. Confucius was wrong.</p><p><br></p><p>A widower at just fifty years old one lost lonely and increasingly obsessed man seemingly finds salvation in the ancient Scottish sport of curling until it unexpectedly takes him down a much different and darker path. A path through present-day Belfast Maine; 1880s Scotland; and to the remote volcanic island of Ailsa Craig home to the finest curling stone granite in the world and former home to tens of thousands of marauding brown rats.</p><p><br></p><p><em>The Stones of Ailsa Craig</em> is a work of historical fiction set in present-day Belfast Maine and 1880s Scotland particularly the 60-million-year-old island of Ailsa Craig. Rich in history <em>The Stones of Ailsa Craig</em> explores themes of loss loneliness obsession and vengeance while toggling between two distinct locales and time periods. It is a mystery which should appeal not only to those who curl but also to anyone who enjoys historical fiction.</p>