As a Deer Yearns for Running Streams: The Story of Queen Margaret of Scotland

by Lisa Di Vita

Set in the middle of the eleventh century, the story of Queen Margaret begins in Hungary, where she and her family are happily living in exile. But, the eleven-year-old Margaret is stunned when her father, Edward the Exile, is called to England as the designated successor of King Edward the Confessor. While her father's fondest dream is becoming a reality, Margaret's deepest dreams are dashed. She is devastated to leave behind not only the abbey where she was to become a nun, but also southern Hungary's Castle Reka, the only home she's ever known.

The family travels across Europe and the Holy Roman Empire, encountering danger and illness. Margaret grapples with her new identity. She resists her destiny, clinging to her dreams. But history isn't finished with her yet. It continually buffets her about, thwarting her desires. The beautiful young girl must decide what kind of woman she'll become. But first, she has to embrace her destiny. A chance meeting with Malcolm III, King of Scots, begins a change of heart. But history isn't finished with Margaret of Wessex yet.

Book One in a trilogy about a remarkable woman, mother, queen and saint: The Story of Queen Margaret of Scotland.

274 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 16, 2019

About the author

So many careers, so little time! Author Lisa Di Vita was a theatre actress/singer/dancer for 12 years, performing in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Hawaii, Boston, Las Vegas and many other cities in shows such as "A Chorus Line," "Shenandoah," "The Sound of Music," and "Fiddler on the Roof," but her first and favorite professional credit was performing with the Bolshoi Ballet in San Francisco when she was nine years old. With very little logic, Lisa eventually made her way into Los Angeles sports radio as an on air personality, interviewing athletes, delivering editorials and supplying color commentary for a televised boxing show. She was president of the Southern CA Sports Broadcasters.

Di Vita's quirkier forays: training dolphins for a university project in Hawaii, studying Shaolin Kenpo for 13 years and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu for four years and singing the national anthem at nearly every sports venue in Southern California. Having written for much of her life, contributing to the LA Press Club Magazine, Daily News, Los Angeles Dodgers Game Day and the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, writing full time has come naturally.

Reviews

[Diana McCutcheon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Facts and myth intertwined to make a young adult inspiring adventure novel for young girls of the Christian faith. This is the story of a young Margaret, and her journey to England where tragedy befalls her father and family.

[Ruth Marie Marchetti]

Well writeb

This explores the childhood of
St Margaret. IT here is iS lot of assumption and speculation, but it is in keeping with much of what we know about the queen