7/7/2023 0 Comments His bloody project book![]() ![]() ![]() You’ll ache for Roddy as you read his account of the untenable situation he faced, and you might even understand why he lashed out in a moment of confusion.īut as the story continues to unfold - through police statements from the other villagers, medical records, the report of a criminal psychologist, court transcripts - the view of what really happened becomes foggier. But in his dangerously insular, deeply religious village, might makes right and the sensitive suffer. Downtrodden and abandoned by the people he loves, he’s a sensitive soul - kind to animals, smitten with a local girl. We learn Roddy’s story through the pages of his diary, and it’s a heart-breaker. Crofters were serfs, indentured servants with zero power who lived and died by whims of the Laird, his factor (a sort of general property manager), and the constable, who served as the go-between in disputes between the crofters and the gentry. The rent on their crofts lined the Laird’s pockets, and their civil rights were nonexistent. The crofters - farmers who worked small patches of land - barely scraped out a living on the Laird’s estate. ![]() Life in the feudal Scotland of 1869 was brusque and brutal. This dark, involving thriller examines the why and the how of this gruesome murder. There is no dispute: 17-year-old Roderick Macrae has murdered his village neighbor Lachlan Broad along with Broad’s daughter and son. Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae ![]()
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