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by Barbara Erskine

ISBN: 071812930X
ISBN13: 978-0718129309
Language: English
Publisher: M. Joseph (1988)
Pages: 599
Subategory: Literature

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For. Adrian James Earl. and. Jonathan Erskine Alexander. There were dark shadows under her eyes which should not have been there in a girl her age.

For. also descendants of the Bruce. Margaret felt a warning shiver of apprehension. Abruptly she brought her mind back to the story.

Kingdom of Shadows Paperback – October 2, 1989. Kingdom of shadows is another story that grabs you from the first page as does all of Barbara Erskine books. by. Barbara Erskine (Author). Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Are you an author? Learn about Author Central. Published on October 2, 2012. Barbara Erskine's knowledge of Scottish History, a subject she studied at Edinburgh University, is showcased in Kingdom of Shadows.

She was pale and exhausted, and her eyes were red-rimmed. You know what’s happened between Peter and me, I suppose?’. She smiled at him apologetically over the cups of coffee. He looked away, unsure what else he could sa. It’s for the best. She sounded as if she were trying to convince herself. And it will give you both time to think,’ he said guardedly. I’m going up to Duncairn on Tuesday, to spend Christmas with Clare. She glanced up at him and saw the colour rise in his cheeks.

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.

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Kingdom of Shadows book. In a childless and unhappy marriage, Clare Royland is rich and beautiful – but lonely.

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Find sources: "Barbara Erskine" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this template message). Erskine is the author of a number of bestselling novels and collections of short stories dealing with both history and the supernatural Bibliography. Child of the Phoenix (1992).

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Published by Warner Books 1992. This novel is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or used fictionally.

Published by Warner Books 1992.

Clare, the wife of a City merchant banker, inherits the castle of Dunbuy, once the home of Isobel, mistress of Robert the Bruce. She finds herself haunted by Isobel's dramatic life, which reflects the events of her own. Barbara Erskine is the author of "Lady of Hay"

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Jugore

Clare seems to have it all, money, land and a handsome husband. However, when Paul and Clare learn that they cannot have children, things seem to go awry. Through focused meditation, Clare begins reliving the past as Isobel, Countess of Buchan. The story alternates between the crumbling life of Paul and Clare and the war torn Scotland of the fourteenth century. As Paul makes one bad investment after another, he begins to pressure Clare to sell her inheritance, the ruined castle on the sea and the surrounding land of Duncairn. As he learns about her "trips into the past" he first involves the church and then plays upon her phobias to drive her further away from sanity.

Well written, this was definitely a page turner. I first picked up the book because I was interested in Isobel, the woman who spent four years hanging in a cage for crowning Robert the Bruce King of Scotland. However, now I've found an increasing interest in Scottish history. Her suspenseful writing style keeps the reader engaged and interested and her characters are dynamic and interesting.

Weernis

Clare Royland appears to have it all, but her marriage is a lonely one, strained further by her husband's financial cares. She is haunted too by a strange, growing fascination with an ancestress from the distant past. Troubled by inexplicable dreams that terrify but also compel, Clare is forced to look back through centuries for an answer. In 1306, Scotland's at war. Isobol, Countess of Buchan faces fear and the prospect of untimely death. Duncairn, Isobel's home and Clare's beloved heritage, becomes a battleground for passions that span the centuries. Clare must fight to save Duncaire and to save herself from the powers of Isobel....

A book that kept me wanting to read more.

Nothing personal

Good read, but not her best work. I enjoyed reading the historical parts but found Clare's character unbelievably annoying. What a pathetic woman! Rather than feeling sympathetic, I just wanted to shake her and scream at her to get a grip. A 28 year old woman whose occupation is to be a wife, doesn't have the first clue what documents she's signing, wearing a fur coat without 'realising' that animals are killed in the process, the list goes on and on. I found myself getting increasingly irritated with the the modern day story, which dragged on and on. At the end I was skipping the pages to see what happened to the bastard husband. Phew! That being said, I like most of Erskine's work and I'm re-reading 'Midnight is a lonely place' now, which in my opinion is one of her most gripping books, with 'Lady of Hay'.

Dugor

It takes a little to keep everyone straight because this is a multi-leveled story involving time shifts. Once you have the characters in your mind they don't want to leave! Loved this story but then I love all of Barbara Ershine's books.

Yar

Found this novel very hard to put down,loved it. Scottish history will always be a winner if written accurately even if embellished with fictional romance. A must read.

Manazar

Entertaining look at an obscure historical figure.

Vuzahn

I absolutely love this book and hadn't read it for years. The only problem is that I can't put it down at night and am now suffering from a lack of sleep. Lots of mystery and a real page turner. The good thing about reading it on Kindle is that you can't easily turn to the last page to try and find the answers. I would recommend this book to everybody.

I purchased this book on Kindle because it was so much cheaper than the print version.

Very good read. Thought provoking.