The Brooch

With the aid of a brooch that allows him to see into the past, fourteen-year-old David sets out on a quest to find the long-lost Loch Arkaig treasure hidden in the Scottish Highlands. However, his adventure goes seriously wrong when he is accidentally transported back to the 18th century. Now trapped in this era, he joins a group of refugees hiding in the mountains from Redcoat soldiers. Gradually, David's memories of his own identity fade as he becomes integrated into the past. Will he find a way back to his own time before he loses all recollection of who he is or where he came from?

What begins as a search for treasure develops into a desperate test of survival, during which David and his newly found companions embark on an arduous journey through the Scottish mountains to evade a vengeful foe. Throughout this adventure, David grows to appreciate the value of friendship, loyalty and honour. While the story's climax reveals hidden truths behind the Loch Arkaig Treasure, David ultimately discovers other truths of even greater significance.

Although the story is fictional, many of the characters and historical events are authentic. The book features a foreword by Sir Donald H. Cameron of Lochiel (26^th Clan Chief of the Camerons) whose ancestor_-The Gentle Lochiel- features strongly in the storyline. Illustrations are included, as well as glossaries and detailed maps that provide historical context and track the characters' escape routes through the Badenoch and Lochaber regions of the Scottish Highlands.