Book description
From the three million copy bestselling author of Lady of Hay comes the
big new novel by the bestselling author of WHISPERS IN THE SAND is a
gripping tale of witchcraft and romance, past and present, as her
modern-day characters are caught up in a battle that has been raging for
hundreds of years.
The parish of Manningtree and Mistley has a dark history. In 1644, with
England in the grip of a Puritan government, Matthew Hopkins, Cromwell's
Witchfinder General, tortured scores of women there. And today the
spirits of Hopkins and his victims haunt the old shop in the High
Street, they say.
Emma Dickson has given up her high-flying career, but now she is being
driven half-mad by visions of the past and the Witchfinder's victims. In
despair, Emma turns to the local rector for help, but he, too, is in the
grip of something inexplicable - something which threatens Emma. And, as
the feast of Halloween approaches, Emma is caught up in a struggle that
has been raging for centuries. Can she stop the forces unleashed from
the past wreaking their devastation in the present? Praise for Barbara Erskine
The Warrior's Princess:
'An engrossing race against time' Woman and Home
'This is one of the most gripping page-turners I've read' Sun
'Her forte is mood, atmosphere and the toe-curling frisson' Elizabeth
Buchan, 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 three million copies worldwide. She
lives with her family in an ancient manor house near Colchester and in a
cottage near Hay-on-Wye.
