On the Edge of Darkness: From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a captivating historical fiction novel

On the Edge of Darkness: From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a captivating historical fiction novel

by Barbara Erskine (Author)

Synopsis

Stunning repackage of the story of a woman trapped in the wrong time. Abandoned by her twentieth century lover, she plots a terrible revenge on him and his family. Adam Craig is fourteen when he meets Brid near an isolated Celtic stone in the wild Scottish Highlands - he is fascinated by her exotic, gypsy-like dress and strange attitudes. They become friends, and, in time, passionate lovers. She leads him, unsuspecting, into the sixth century, where she has mastered the ancient mysteries and dangerous magic of the Druids. In her obsession with Adam, Brid is seen as a traitor by her people, only escaping death by following Adam to Edinburgh, when he leaves home to study medicine. As the years pass he makes new friends and finds new love. But Brid is consumed by jealousy and haunts him like an evil shadow, until, fifty years on, Adam's granddaughter helps him discover the secret that will free them from the terror of Brid's curse.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 480
Edition: (Reissue)
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 19 Feb 2009

ISBN 10: 0007288654
ISBN 13: 9780007288656

Media Reviews

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

Barbara's many bestsellers:

`A riveting timeslip novel' Fanny Blake

`Her forte is mood, atmosphere and the toe-curling frisson' Elizabeth Buchan, Sunday Times

`Stephen King meets Ruth Rendell' Frank Delaney

`Barbara Erskine's storytelling talent is undeniable' The Times

Author Bio

A historian by training, Barbara Erskine is the author of thirteen 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.