See all books authored by barbara erskine, including lady of hay, and house of echoes, and more on. Please refer to my profile page or the about page on sandysbookaday. Her first book, lady of hay, has sold more than three million copies worldwide and has never been out of print since it was first published thirty years ago. Midnight is a lonely place by barbara erskine book 42 editions published between 1994 and 2019 in 10 languages and held by 1,265 worldcat member libraries worldwide. When i first joined audible, it was also the first i listened to, and isla blair reads it beautifully and had me hooked on audiobooks from around chapter 2. Her books have sold more than 3 million copies worldwide, and she is published in 24 languages. None have been as good a read as that first one and often i have felt that it was a copy and paste just changing names and places.
A historian by training, barbara erskine is the author of many bestselling novels that demonstrate her interest in both history and the supernatural, plus three collections of short stories. Her father was world war ii battle of britain flying ace squadron leader nigel rose erskine has a degree in medieval scottish history from edinburgh university and divides her time between hayonwye and north essex erskine is the author of a number of bestselling novels and. Free delivery on your first order shipped by amazon. Catrin is on the brink of womanhood and falling in love for the first time.
I absolutely love this book, its so fabulously frightening. Barbara erskines most recent novel is sleepers castle which was published in 2016. These new books will be coming in 2018 and 2020 but never fear. Click on the icons to see details about the books, notes and photos of the locations from my research notebooks. It was the first book by barbara erskine i read, and it remains my favourite although i do love all of her other books too. Barbara has always been interested in history, which started with her own family history and later became studying scottish history at edinburgh university. The story is set in hayonwye and sets out two women who are separated by many centuries. I was not certain if i were buying a scary book or a supernatural romance or both this is my first book from ms. Barbara erskine books list of books by author barbara.
Before you follow the path into your familys history, beware of the secrets you may find the new novel from the sunday times bestselling author. Lady of hay, her first novel, has now sold over three million copies worldwide since its first publication in 1986. Sands of time features two intriguing long stories that pick up the fortunes of characters from whispers in the sand, barbara erskine s captivating novel of egypt. Her father was world war ii battle of britain flying ace squadron leader nigel rose erskine is the author of a number of bestselling novels and collections of short stories dealing with both history and the supernatural. To ask other readers questions about the ghost tree, please sign up. Barbara erskine born 10 august 1944 is an english novelist. Barbara erskine is an english author of historical fiction, supernatural and romance novels.
Unable to follow his brothers to university, instead he joins first the navy and then the army, rising through the ranks, travelling the world. Longing, revenge, fear, hope and, of course, love barbara erskines characters experience the full spectrum of emotions in this delightful collection of stories. The ghost tree really struggled to finish this, not up. Author barbara erskines complete list of books and series in order, with the latest. The ghost tree is my first taste of barbara erskines work and despite being wellwritten it failed to live up to my high expectations given her bestseller status and the fact that the historical component of the story is based on her own great grandfather, five times removed thomas erskine, lord chancellor of england. The most unputdownable book i have ever come across. Barbara erskine is the sunday times bestselling author of over a dozen novels. More information about that can be found right here. She is faced with the daunting task of clearing his house. This is the first book ive readlistened to of barbara erskins and i thoroughly enjoyed it. Barbara erskines gripping ghost story the ghost tree has leapt to number 2 on the sunday times bestseller list in its first week on sale. Barbara erskine has 34 books on goodreads with 78112 ratings.
We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. The good book guide fascinating, absorbing, original all such praise comes easily when describing barbara erskines lady of hay. I found myself thoroughly loving most of the characters and certainly the locale of this book. Hiding from the light barbara erskine download free ebook. Barbara erskine is a historian and internationally bestselling author of lady ofhay as well as times legacy, kingdomof shadows, encounters, child of the phoenix, midnight is a lonely place, house of echoes, distant voices, whispers in the sand, hiding from the light, and on the edge of. Publication of the ghost tree coming on 23rd august. Barbara erskine s most popular book is lady of hay. Published in hardback by harpercollins on the 23rd of august, the inspiration for the ghost tree lies in barbara erskines own personal history branching back to the days of thomas erskine, her great grandfather, five times removed. Lady of hay, times legacy, sands of time ebook written by barbara erskine. The ghost tree really struggled to finish this, not up to her usual spine. Sands of time by barbara erskine for sale online ebay. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Publication of the ghost tree coming on 23rd august read article.
The ghost tree by barbara erskine book cover, description, publication history. Her books have been translated into over twentyfive languages and are international bestsellers. Barbara erskine s most recent novel is sleepers castle which was published in 2016. This summer will see the publication of sleepers castle, so you wont have too long to wait for a new barbara erskine novel. Be the first to ask a question about the ghost tree. Still haunted by ancient mysteries, and haunting tales from the shifting sands of time. Have read and bought all of barbara erskines books and this one did not disappoint. I borrowed my copy of the ghost tree by barbara erskine, published by harpercollins, from waitomo district library. Its great to see barbara return to wales as it was in this area of the country that her first million seller novel lady of.
Barbaras new novel the sleepers castle is similarly addictive. Since then the stories gradually became a bit formulaic, but i always returned to reread this. I read lady of hay when it was first published many years ago and have read a few of barbara erskines books after this. She lives with her family in an ancient manor house near colchester. I found this book yesterday while rummaging through a used book store looking for something good to read. This is the official page for bestselling author barbara erskine, run by her publishers, harpercollins. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This is my first book by barbara erskine but if given the chance to read another i will certainly do so. The times unusual, intriguing, cleverly handled and gripping. Personally, i think there would have been enough material for a whole book just about thomas and his adventures, without needing to involve ghosts or anything.
In miscellaneous tags barbara erskine, books, kingdom of shadows, lady of hay, sleepers castle, the ghost tree, thomas erskine 18 october, 2018 i have just finished reading barbara erskines latest book the ghost tree and as always i am left with the feeling that i would never want it to end. Hiding from the light by barbara erskine, 9780007288632, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. The ghost tree by barbara erskine fantastic fiction. Times legacy by barbara erskine, 9780007302291, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Her father is a soothsayer playing a dangerous game, playing on the mixed loyalties and furious rivalries between welsh princes and english lords. Barbara erskine can make us feel the cold, smell the filth and experience some of the fear of the power of evil men. This was the first barbara erskine book i read, years ago, and i think her best. A brilliant new collection of stories, from the sunday times bestselling author of lady of hay. The ghost tree by barbara erskine sandys book a day blog. Two erskine novels to harperfiction in high sixfigure deal the. The storyline was excellent and kept you wanting more and the narration was spot on. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read barbara erskine 3book collection. Discover book depositorys huge selection of barbaraerskine books online. Enter your email below to be notified as soon as it is available.
It is set in wales and of course, being barbara erskine, it is written over two distinct time zones. Barbaras first novel, lady of hay, has sold over three million copies worldwide to date. Her first novel, lady of hay, has sold over two million copies worldwide. Ruth has returned to edinburgh after many years of exile, left rootless by the end of her marriage, career and now the death of her father, from whom she had long been estranged. When i first read the blurb i wasnt sure but bought it anyway.