Loch Awe author Mary McGrigor has released her historical epic, The Great Survivor: The Amazing Escapes of James VI of Scotland and I of England, writes Laura Maxwell. Mary McGrigor’s love of history was inspired by her growing up in a 15thcentury Scottish castle.
Married at 20 to Sir Charles MacGrigor, she became involved in farming and breeding Highland ponies in Argyll.
The little-known story of the Laird of Drumquhassle tells the story of how a lonely little boy, deprived of all natural affection, became the sagacious genius who steered the countries of his kingdom safely through European conflicts.