Child of the Phoenix

Name: Child of the Phoenix
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Barbara Erskine
ISBN: 9780008587710

Author: Barbara Erskine

Narrator: Ffion Aynsley

Unabridged: 38 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 04/24/2025

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Nonfiction, History, European History, Fairy Tales & Legends, Suspense & Thriller

Synopsis

Discover the powerful story of a remarkable mediaeval noblewoman whose life shaped the history of three crowns… The child whose hands would hold three crowns is born in fire. In 1218 an extraordinary princess is born. Her mystical powers and unquenchable spirit will alter the course of history. Raised by her fiercely Welsh nurse to support the Celtic cause against the predatory English king, Princess Eleyne is taught to worship the old gods and to look into the future and the past. However, unable to identify time and place in her terrifying visions, she is powerless to avert forthcoming tragedy… Despite impassioned resistance, Eleyne’s world is shaped by powerful men – but her tempestuous life and loves tie her to the destinies of England, Scotland and Wales… Readers LOVE Barbara Erskine:

Reviews

Goodreads review by Fatima on August 06, 2016

This would perhaps be one of my favorite novels ever, recommended by a friend I wasn't sure I would love it- but it was amazing! The description the author uses is easy to relate to and as a reader makes it easy to live within the story and imagine what it was like to live in that era. The authors de......more

Goodreads review by Rosemary on October 04, 2014

Barbara Erskine’s ancestress, The Child of the Phoenix, is Eleyne of Mar, daughter of Prince Lewellyn and King John’s illegitimate daughter, Joanna. In this epic novel of requited and unrequited love, happy and unhappy marriage, the author uses a blend of fact, fiction and fantasy to create Eleyne, t......more

Goodreads review by Annie on April 17, 2009

Finishing Child of the Phoenix meant that I have now read all of Barbara Erskine's novels (even if I was too chicken to finish Hiding from the Light). If you track her literary style during her career as a published author, there are definant similarities between all her novels. She writes about hea......more

Goodreads review by Lucy on March 15, 2015

There were aspects of this book that I loved, but equally, there were parts that I found grating, frustrated and in some parts tired. Growing up, I remember my mother always loved Barbara Erskine, and she had always told me to try her novels. Lady of Hay, her most famous was the most obvious choice,......more

Goodreads review by Ashlie on November 27, 2012

My mum owns both Lady of Hay and Kingdom of Shadows and last year she showed them to me properly and said they were books she had really loved when she was younger (and of course still loves them) and she thought I would like them, which I did. Since then I've been looking in libraries in suburbs su......more

Quotes

Praise for Barbara Erskine: ‘Her forte is mood, atmosphere and the toe-curling frisson’ Elizabeth Buchan, ‘Barbara Erskine’s storytelling talent is undeniable’ ‘Marvellous escapist stuff’ Readers love Barbara Erskine: ‘Wow! Couldn't put it down until it was finished…and left me thirsting for more! History, past life regression, hypnosis, trances, ghosts and a passionate love story…Very powerful story.’ ‘This is one author who deserves every accolade that has come her way.’ ‘From the first few sentences I was hooked and…completely spellbound…it was such a shame to reach the end!’ ‘What a fantastic novel…unputdownable!’ ‘Barbara Erskine is a true literary treasure’ ‘This is storytelling at its best…so descriptive that you could almost imagine you are there’ ‘Woven to perfection’