Kingdom Of Shadows
Author: Erskine, Barbara
ISBN: 9780007288663
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Year First Published: 2009
Pages: 736
Dimensions: 196mm x 128mm x 37mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
Gorgeous repackage of Barbara Erskine’s first novel, blending history, family legacy and contemporary passion
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…
ISBN: 9780007288663
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Year First Published: 2009
Pages: 736
Dimensions: 196mm x 128mm x 37mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
Gorgeous repackage of Barbara Erskine’s first novel, blending history, family legacy and contemporary passion
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…
