Book description
Barbara Erskine's classic bestseller, the successor to Lady of Hay, at
last available as a HarperCollins paperback.
In a childless and unhappy marriage, Clare Royland is rich and
beautiful - but lonely. And fueling her feelings of isolation is a
strange, growing fascination with an ancestress from the distant past.
Troubled by haunting inexplicable dreams that terrify - but also
powerfully compel - her, Clare is forced to look back through the
centuries for answers.
In 1306, Scotland is at war. Isobel, Countess of Buchan, faces fear and
the prospect of untimely death as the fighting surrounds her. But
passionate and headstrong, her trials escalate when she is persecuted
for her part in crowning Robert the Bruce, her lover.
Duncairn, Isobel's home and Clare's beloved heritage, becomes a
battleground for passions that span the centuries. As husband Paul's
recklessness threatens their security, Clare must fight to save
Duncairn, and to save herself from the powers of Isobel… 'Her forte is
mood, atmosphere and the toe-curling frisson' Sunday Times 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 books have appeared in at least
twenty-six languages. Her first novel, Lady of Hay, has sold over two
million copies worldwide. She lives with her family in an ancient manor
house near Colchester and in a cottage near Hay-on-Wye.
