The Story Spinner

Barbara Erskine

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HarperCollins
01 August 2024

Don't miss the collector’s edition with a foiled design underneath the dust jacket. Exclusive to the first print run and available while stocks last! Pre-order now! A Welsh princess. A Roman general. Their love story lost to time…

The land of the Silures, 382 AD

Elen is a princess promised to a general of Rome. Macsen came to Wales seeking an alliance that would advance his quest for power.

Despite warnings her marriage is destined for heartache, Elen is determined to honour her vows.

But this union will change her destiny forever…

Camp Meadow, 2024

Cadi is a writer who has discovered Elen’s lost story. As she puts pen to paper, she hears the sound of ghostly marching feet.

Opening the gate to the ancient meadow behind her cottage, could the secret behind Elen’s fate lie closer than she thinks?

But someone is desperate to keep the past buried, plotting to destroy the meadow…

Can Cadi uncover Elen’s story before it’s lost to time?

The Sunday Times bestselling author returns with a spellbinding tale of love, ambition, and secrets that have lain silent for over a thousand years…

PRAISE for The Story Spinner! ‘A delicious feast of love, drama, suspense, mystery, history, and a ghostly magic… Simply unputdownable!’ Santa Montefiore

‘Intriguing, dramatic, beautifully researched, with characters that bring past and present alive’ Rachel Hore

‘On my best books of the year list.’ Elizabeth Chadwick

‘Beautifully written and vividly evoking the magic of lost worlds, this novel is so breath-taking in its scope that it left me longing for more.’ Alison Weir

Readers LOVE The Story Spinner!

‘I loved this book! What a great story! Both gripping and thrilling I could not put this book down! Reader review

‘The characters make the story. It sucked me in and kept me reading. I'm sorry to have finished it’ Reader review

‘I thought about this book even when I wasn't reading it which, to me, is the sign of a good book.’ Reader review

By: Barbara Erskine
Imprint: HarperCollins
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 159mm, Spine: 46mm
Weight: 740g
ISBN: 9780008560904
ISBN 10: 0008560900
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 01 August 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for The Story Spinner

Praise for Barbara Erskine: ‘Her forte is mood, atmosphere and the toe-curling frisson’ Elizabeth Buchan, Sunday Times ‘Barbara Erskine’s storytelling talent is undeniable’ The Times ‘Marvellous escapist stuff’ Woman & Home Readers love Barbara Erskine: ‘Wow! Couldn't put it down until it was finished…and left me thirsting for more! History, past life regression, hypnosis, trances, ghosts and a passionate love story…Very powerful story.’ ‘This is one author who deserves every accolade that has come her way.’ ‘From the first few sentences I was hooked and…completely spellbound…it was such a shame to reach the end!’ ‘What a fantastic novel…unputdownable!’ ‘Barbara Erskine is a true literary treasure’ ‘This is storytelling at its best…so descriptive that you could almost imagine you are there’ ‘Woven to perfection’