How The Hangman Lost His Heart is a fictitious tale which is set in mid-18th century after the Second Jacobite Rebellion and is written by K M Grant

K M Grant

Katie M Grant is a children's writer, based in Scotland, who is best known for her DeGranville Trilogy, published by Walker Books.-Early and Personal Life:...

, published in 2007.

Plot

Alice Towneley's beloved uncle, Colonel Frank Towneley, has just been executed by Dan Skinslicer for supporting Prince Bonnie Charlie during the Second Jacobite Rebellion. After the drawing and quartering , Dan expresses his sympathy towards Alice and remarks that Frank was the first condemned to have his eyes wide open during his execution.