Barbara Erskine
Barbara Erskine (born 10 August 1944) is an English novelist. Her father was World War II Battle of Britain flying ace Squadron Leader Nigel Rose. Erskine has a degree in medieval Scottish history from University of Edinburgh and divides her time between Hay-on-Wye and North Essex.
Also recorded as Barbara Hope-Lewis
Barbara Erskine
- Name
- Barbara Erskine
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Born
- 1944. · Nottingham.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom.
- Fields
- literary activity, historical fiction and history.
- Education
- University of Edinburgh.
- Languages
- English.
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Barbara Erskine (born 10 August 1944) is an English novelist. Her father was World War II Battle of Britain flying ace Squadron Leader Nigel Rose. Erskine has a degree in medieval Scottish history from University of Edinburgh and divides her time between Hay-on-Wye and North Essex.
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Erskine is the author of a number of bestselling novels and collections of short stories dealing with both history and the supernatural. Lady of Hay, her first novel, has sold over three million copies worldwide since its first publication in 1986.
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• Name — Barbara Erskine • Occupation — Novelist • Genre — Time slip • Website — http: www.barbara-erskine.co.uk:80/
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1944
Barbara Erskine born at Nottingham.
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- Lady of Hay (1986)
- Kingdom of Shadows (1988)
- Encounters (1990)
- Child of the Phoenix (1992)
- Midnight is a Lonely Place (1994)
- House of Echoes (1996)
- Distant Voices (1996)
- On the Edge of Darkness (1998)
- Whispers in the Sand (2000)
- Hiding from the Light (2002)
- Sands of Time (2003)
- Daughters of Fire (2006)
- The Warrior's Princess (2008)
- Time's Legacy (2010)
- River of Destiny (2012)
- The Darkest Hour (2014)
- Sleeper's Castle (2016)
- The Ghost Tree (2018)
- The Dream Weavers (2021)
- The Story Spinner (2024)
- The Valley of Ravens (2026)
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