The Story Spinner

Name: The Story Spinner
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Barbara Erskine
ISBN: 9780008560935

Author: Barbara Erskine

Narrator: Jess Nesling

Unabridged: 17 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 08/01/2024

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Ghost, Romance, Fairy Tales & Legends

Synopsis

The instant No. 1 bestseller. PRAISE for The Story Spinner! A Welsh princess. A Roman general. Their love story lost to time… The land of the Silures, 382 AD Elen is a princess promised to a general of Rome. Macsen came to Wales seeking an alliance that would advance his quest for power. Despite warnings her marriage is destined for heartache, Elen is determined to honour her vows. But this union will change her destiny forever… Camp Meadow, 2024 Cadi is a writer who has discovered Elen’s lost story. As she puts pen to paper, she hears the sound of ghostly marching feet. Opening the gate to the ancient meadow behind her cottage, could the secret behind Elen’s fate lie closer than she thinks? But someone is desperate to keep the past buried, plotting to destroy the meadow… Can Cadi uncover Elen’s story before it’s lost to time? The bestselling author returns with a spellbinding tale of love, ambition, and secrets that have lain silent for over a thousand years… ‘A delicious feast of love, drama, suspense, mystery, history, and a ghostly magic… Santa Montefiore ‘, with characters that bring past and present alive’ ‘ ‘Beautifully written and vividly evoking the magic of lost worlds, ’ Readers LOVE The Story Spinner! ‘ What a great story! Both gripping and thrillingReader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ It sucked me in and kept me reading. Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I thought about this book even when I wasn't reading it

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karen on October 25, 2024

I have loved this author for nearly 30 years. This is one of the best books she has released in recent years and I love the Welsh setting. I also know next to nothing about the latter Roman Emperors of the West so it was good to not know what was coming next in the story. I kind of wish she would wr......more

Goodreads review by Jen on August 06, 2024

5⭐️ of pure escapist fun.......more

Goodreads review by Kim on August 11, 2024

Absolutely 5 stars worth of I am not doing anything else until I have finished this book. I have, in the past, read Barbara Erskines books and thoroughly enjoyed them. This is the story of Cadi, a poet, who is rewriting the stories of Welsh legend with her cousin. But Cadi is reliving those stories,......more

Goodreads review by Jo on February 12, 2025

Cadi is a poet working on a new interpretation of the Mabinogion when she finds a shady developer wants to build on the ancient meadow next to her cottage. Meanwhile, in the twilight years of the Roman Empire a Celtic princess is married off to a Roman general. I enjoy a dual timeline novel and this......more

Goodreads review by Alayne on July 08, 2024

A really interesting dual time-line from this wonderful writer. She really captured the atmosphere of Wales when the Romans settled in a Welsh field. The descriptions were spot on. I loved this book. My thanks to netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return......more

Quotes

Praise for : 'Barbara Erskine is one of my favourite writers … is another delicious feast of love, drama, suspense, mystery, history, and a ghostly magic that is Barbara's alone … this book is very special' Santa Montefiore ‘I enjoyed The Story Spinner hugely. Intriguing, dramatic, beautifully researched, with characters that bring past and present alive.' ‘Barbara Erskine is the Grande Dame of the time-slip novel and this is her best yet. Gripping, constantly intriguing and brilliantly satisfying.’ ‘There is romance, mystery, history, long-buried feuds and secrets all wrapped up in Barbara’s marvellously evocative descriptions. For lovers of top-quality historical and time slip fiction.’ ‘I looked forward every day to my reading time knowing this was waiting for me – what a treat! Definitely going on my best books of the year list.’ ‘Barbara Erskine is a divine storyteller, a clever spider who spins a golden web around her readers. This is a glorious dual-narrative tale, full of wonderful characters, atmosphere and magnificently researched history.’ ‘What a wonderful book! Unputdownable. It has all the ingredients Barbara Erskine's fans would expect; real history, myth and mysticism all sewn together into a gripping plot.’ 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’