The land of the Silures, 382 AD
A marriage of power.
It's 382 AD and Elen, a princess of the Welsh hills, is promised to a ruthless Roman general.
Despite warnings that her marriage is destined for heartache, Elen is determined to honour her vows, if only to protect her people…
A secret lost to time.
From her cottage window, author Cadi can see the lush green meadow where Elen once walked a thousand years ago.
But someone is desperate to destroy this ancient land and keep the past buried.
Can Cadi tell Elen's story before it disappears forever?
'A delicious feast of love, drama, suspense, mystery, history, and a ghostly magic… Simply unputdownable!' Santa Montefiore
'Intriguing, dramatic, beautifully researched, with characters that bring past and present alive' Rachel Hore
'On my best books of the year list.' Elizabeth Chadwick
'Beautifully written and vividly evoking the magic of lost worlds, this novel is so breath-taking in its scope that it left me longing for more.' Alison Weir
Readers LOVE The Story Spinner!
'I loved this book! What a great story! Both gripping and thrilling I could not put this book down! Reader review ?????
'The characters make the story. It sucked me in and kept me reading. I'm sorry to have finished it' Reader review ?????
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| ISBN: | 9780008561109 |
| Publication date: | 22nd May 2025 |
| Author: | Barbara Erskine |
| Publisher: | HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 495 pages |
| Genres: |
Historical Fiction Alternative history fiction Historical fantasy Myths and Legends / Mythic fiction Historical romance |
The land of the Silures, 382 AD
A marriage of power.
It's 382 AD and Elen, a princess of the Welsh hills, is promised to a ruthless Roman general.
Despite warnings that her marriage is destined for heartache, Elen is determined to honour her vows, if only to protect her people…
A secret lost to time.
From her cottage window, author Cadi can see the lush green meadow where Elen once walked a thousand years ago.
But someone is desperate to destroy this ancient land and keep the past buried.
Can Cadi tell Elen's story before it disappears forever?
'A delicious feast of love, drama, suspense, mystery, history, and a ghostly magic… Simply unputdownable!' Santa Montefiore
'Intriguing, dramatic, beautifully researched, with characters that bring past and present alive' Rachel Hore
'On my best books of the year list.' Elizabeth Chadwick
'Beautifully written and vividly evoking the magic of lost worlds, this novel is so breath-taking in its scope that it left me longing for more.' Alison Weir
Readers LOVE The Story Spinner!
'I loved this book! What a great story! Both gripping and thrilling I could not put this book down! Reader review ?????
'The characters make the story. It sucked me in and kept me reading. I'm sorry to have finished it' Reader review ?????
'I thought about this book even when I wasn't reading it which, to me, is the sign of a good book.' Reader review ?????
The Story Spinner features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, Alternative history fiction, Historical fantasy, Myths and Legends / Mythic fiction, Historical romance
The Story Spinner is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Story Spinner was written by Barbara Erskine and published by HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
The Story Spinner has 495 pages
£8.99