Barbara Erskine

Barbara Erskine ( born August 10, 1944 in Nottingham, real name Barbara Hope - Lewis) is an Irish- British author, now in Wales and on a country estate in Essex, England, lives. Her father's family lived 200 years in the British East India Company. Her mother's family came from the southwest of Irland.Sie studied Scottish history at Edinburgh University and worked for an educational publisher you already wrote numerous novels that have been translated into twenty languages ​​. Many of her books have been bestsellers. Some of her works are a mix of historical novel and contemporary literature ( " The Lady of Hay " ), although it is also known for her weird and supernatural stories ( " The Curse of Belheddon Hall ").

Barbara Erskine is one of the patrons of the book festival in Essex ( Essex Book Festival ).

Works

  • The Lady of Hay. (1986 "Lady of Hay ", 2011 edition in English for the 25th anniversary with short story)
  • Kingdom of Shadows (1988 "Kingdom of Shadows", 1993)
  • Dance in the moonlight, The Vow - short story collection (1990 " Encounters" )
  • The daughter of the Phoenix ( 1992 "Child of the Phoenix " )
  • Midnight is a lonely hour (1994 "Midnight Is a Lonely Place" )
  • The Curse of Belheddon Hall (1996 "House of Echoes", 2009)
  • The Face in the Window - short story collection (1996 " Distant Voices II ", 1999 )
  • On the Edge of Darkness (1998, " On the Edge of Darkness " )
  • Dancing in the moonlight (1999)
  • The song of the old stones (2000 " Whispers in the Sand" )
  • Shadows of Mistley (2002 " Hiding from the Light" )
  • The Tears of Isis - short story collection (2003 " Sands of Time", 2005)
  • Shadows of Mistley ( 2004 " Hiding from the Light" )
  • The Queen of Fire ( 2006 " Daughters of Fire" )
  • Time's Legacy (2011 not yet translated)
  • River of Destiny (2012 not yet translated)
  • The Darkest Hour (July 2014)

Awards

  • WHSmith Thumping Good Read Award ( 1995): Nominated for Lady of Hay
  • British Fantasy Society Best Novel nominee (1996 ): House of Echoes
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