I've found that there are many aspects to Erskine's writing that really grind my gears. The woman protagonist is often at the mercy of the opinions and assistance of the attractive male, or she ends up in a romantic relationship with a man who has physically abused her. While not falling into the...
Abi, a female vicar, finds herself experiencing visions of Jesus's fabled visit to Britain. She struggles to reconcile the man she's seeing with all too human emotions and flaws with the saviour she worships. She must to this if she is to understand the message they are trying to tell her. It is ...
I gave up on page 33. I found the book just did not hook me in at all. I even took the book away to read and found that I did not engage with it instead I used my I phone as a games console. I am not sure exactly what it was, whether it was the attractive male priest and the attractive female pri...
Last week saw commemorations in Scotland for the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn, which witnessed the defeat of the forces of the English King, Edward II by the army of the Scottish King, Robert the Bruce, in 1314. This battle for Scottish independence was the culmination of a long...
What did I just read?:Oh yeah, Barbara Erskine.:Ummm, does anybody have an extra 6 reading hours to spare? I'd like to get them back if possible.OK, refocus.In this Barbara Erskine doosie, the murderous results of a Roman/Celtic love triangle over 19 centuries old (that's 1,900 years to those of...
$3.77 at the Parkville Bookworm, hardbackI loved this book! Ghosts, witches, and goblins, oh my. Well, Hiding From the Light, by Great Britain's Barbara Erskine, doesn't actually goblins, but it does have ghosts and witches.Set in Essex, England, circa 1996, the book revolves around Emma, a 30-so...
I'm a relative newcomer to Erskine's books and my latest read has lived up to all the previous ones in a great way. This is a supernatural tale, mainly about love, obsession and power, where many lives are ruined through the actions of one spiteful, vengeful girl. Brid is a 6th century Druidess...
Initially, 'Child of the Phoenix' was a fairly solid example of the historical fiction genre. It’s a bit cliched (can we say beautiful and willful heroine?) and nothing spectacular, but the story races along quite well and I found it an engaging and quick read despite its size. Characterisation i...
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The past isn't always dead or buried... When Joss Grant, adopted at birth, inherits Belheddon Hall – a beautiful old house on the East Anglian coast – it is like a dream come true. Eager to begin a new life there with Luke, her husband, and Tom, her small son, she is also impatient to find out a...
The sweeping new novel from the bestselling author of LADY OF HAY switches between Roman Britain and the present day where history dramatically impacts on the lives of three women. Two thousand years ago, as the Romans invade Britannia, the princess who will become the powerful queen of the great...
Past and present collide in richly mysterious Egypt, where recently divorced Anna Coburn is retracing a journey her great grandmother Louisa made in the 19th century. Cruising down the Nile from Luxor to the Valley of the Kings, Anna carries with her two mementos: an ancient Egyptian scent bottle...
Sylvia would insist on coming to the door and peering in as he worked. He didn’t turn, but he could feel her eyes boring into the canvas, analysing the brush strokes, quartering the painting for new details. The sureness of his touch would falter and slow until he laid the brush down and waited, ...
He climbed out of his little Morris and walked straight into the kitchen. Rachel’s sewing basket lay on the table. There was no one about. He went through into the hall and stood at the bottom of the stairs, holding the newel post, looking up. ‘Rachel? Evie? Is there anyone there?’ For a moment h...
‘Don’t panic.’ Ken was fighting the tiller with all his strength. ‘We touched the shingle bank for a moment, that’s all.’ His words were carried away on the wind. ‘Come on, you stupid woman, use some strength. If we tear the bottom out of the boat, it will be your fault! Hold on!’ Desperately Zoë...
A group of strangers was standing the other side of her garden fence staring along it towards the field. One of them held a map in his hand. He spotted her as she limped across her back garden towards them.‘Excuse me,’ he called. ‘Where is the path?’‘It’s up on the far side of the post office.’ D...