Hope Endures Book

The enthralling story of Thomas Hope, who counseled three kings through a tumultuous period in Scottish history?and the last novel completed by Nigel Tranter before his death in 2000.

The son of an Edinburgh merchant, Thomas Hope had a spectacular start to his career: at the age of 17, before he had finished his legal education, he traveled to France to triumph in his first court case, catching the attention of his young king, James VI. It was the beginning of a life at the heart of Scotland?s government. From James VI to Cromwell, John Knox to Montrose, Lord Advocate Hope was a rock-steady presence in a swiftly changing world. He witnessed the reigns of Charles I and Charles II, the founding of the East India Company, affairs of state and affairs of the heart, matters political and diplomatic. No dry-as-dust lawyer, he was a friend as well as an advisor to the three kings he served.