The Whisky Widow, Karen Brooks
The Whisky Widow, Karen Brooks
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The Whisky Widow
the new 2025 rollicking historical Scottish Highlands adventure from a bestselling, award-winning author

Author: Karen Brooks

Narrator: Annabelle Tudor

Unabridged: 18 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 07/01/2025


Synopsis

From the bestselling award-winning author of The Good Wife of Bath comes this rollicking historical adventure that celebrates the art of whisky distilling, the defiant spirit of the Scottish Highlanders and a woman's fearless quest.
1780 Scottish Highlands
In every glass of whisky lies a small act of rebellion...When Greer MacAlister's despised husband dies, she and her young daughter Fen find themselves in a remote whisky smuggling community in the heart of the Highlands. Here, illicit whisky making is a means of survival in a Scotland under occupation by the British, decades after the disastrous Battle of Culloden. The villagers are suspicious of the widow, but when Greer tricks excise officers away from their illegal stills with a courageous and daring act, they warm to her.But the excise men are out for revenge, smuggling is a dangerous business, and whisky - a drink that has long ignited passions, songs, stories and danger - is at the rebellious heart of it all. Greer and Fen have no choice but to fight for the life they want.This rollicking story of bravery, adventure, love and murder brings alive the Scottish Highlands of long ago. It is a poem to the art of whisky distilling and a world now lost to us, as well as a eulogy for those who were forced to leave it.

About Karen Brooks

Karen Brooks is the author of sixteen books - historical fiction, historical fantasy, YA fantasy, and one non-fiction. She was an academic for over 20 years, a newspaper columnist and social commentator. She has a Ph.D. in English/Cultural Studies and has published internationally on all things popular culture, education and social psychology. An award-winning teacher, she's taught throughout Australia and in The Netherlands and keynoted at many education conferences. Nowadays, she finds greatest contentment studying history and writing, and helping her husband in his Brewstillery, Captain Bligh's.She shares a beautiful stone house in Hobart, Tasmania, built in 1868, with her husband, adorable dogs and cats, and shelves brimming with books.

About Annabelle Tudor

Annabelle Tudor is a Melbourne-based actor who completed her acting degree in Ballarat, Victoria. She has enjoyed a prosperous career in Melbourne's outdoor Shakespeare scene, having played numerous seasons with both the Australian and Melbourne Shakespeare Companies. She has previously narrated titles such as The Couple Upstairs by Holly Wainwright and A Remarkable Woman by Jules Van Mil.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Karren on June 04, 2025

1780, Scotland. After her nasty husband dies Greer MacAlister becomes Tam Gordon’s housekeeper and she and her deaf daughter Fen leave Edinburgh and move to his remote Highland village. Greer tries her best to fit in and make friends but they don’t like outsiders or people with an impairment like Fe......more

Goodreads review by Craig and Phil on August 19, 2025

Big thanks to Harlequin for sending us a copy to read and review. Meal do naidheachd Karen you have fooking done it again with this detailed and brilliant story. Only a talent and powerful story teller can bring history alive and transport a reader to a foreign land so seamlessly and realistically. T......more

Goodreads review by Cindy on June 05, 2025

Nobody but Karen Brooks could write such a riveting and rollicking historical masterpiece like The Whiskey Widow! Brimming with detail, suspense, surprise, drama, emotion and intrigue, my head was spinning from all the clever twists and turns and unexpected plot directions. I never saw many of them......more

Goodreads review by Marg on August 19, 2025

Why oh why have I not read Karen Brooks before. I do own a couple of her books so will need to get to them as soon as I can!......more

Goodreads review by BLAISE HENDERSON on July 12, 2025

this was a beautiful book. so deeply loving and joyous and fantastic. as a scot, it was so great to see the culture and love of the scottish highlands at the front of this book. it was such a warm and inviting novel. I love love loved Greer and Tam, as well as Fen. It was such great representation f......more