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'''Barbara Erskine''' (born 10 August 1944 in [[Nottingham]]) is an [[England|English]] novelist.
'''Barbara Erskine''' (born 10 August 1944) is an English novelist. She was born in [[Nottingham]] in 1944. 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]].
==Biography==

Erskine owns homes in [[Hereford]] and [[Colchester]], [[England]]. Erskine's first novel was published in 1986. With the research involved each novel takes two years to write.<ref name="Hereford">{{cite news|date=2008-07-10 |title=Bestselling novelist in Waterstones |url=http://www.herefordtimes.com/leisure/books/3201513.Bestselling_novelist_in_Waterstones/ |work=Hereford Times |accessdate=2010-08-05}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.harpercollins.co.uk/cr-100137/barbara-erskine|title=Barbara Erskine|first=World|last=Archipelago|website=HarperCollins UK}}</ref>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
*''Lady of Hay'', 1986
*''Lady of Hay'' (1986)
*''Kingdom of Shadows'', 1988
*''Kingdom of Shadows'' (1988)
*''Encounters'' (1990)
*''Child of the Phoenix'', 1992
*''Midnight is a Lonely Place'', 1994
*''Child of the Phoenix'' (1992)
*''House of Echoes'', 1996
*''Midnight is a Lonely Place'' (1994)
*''On the Edge of Darkness'', 1998
*''[[House of Echoes]]'' (1996)
*''Whispers in the Sand'', 2000
*''Distant Voices'' (1996)
*''Hiding from the Light'', 2002
*''On the Edge of Darkness'' (1998)
*''Daughters of Fire'', 2006
*''Whispers in the Sand'' (2000)
*''The Warrior's Princess'', 2008
*''Hiding from the Light'' (2002)
*''Time's Legacy'', 2010
*''Sands of Time'' (2003)
*''River of Destiny'', 2012
*''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)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.barbara-erskine.co.uk/}}
*{{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20100502073259/http://www.barbara-erskine.co.uk:80/}}

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*[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-45135789.html FED: Barbara Erskine cashes in on her ghostly stories]
*[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/104523504.html?dids=104523504:104523504&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+19%2C+1987&author=Leslie+Hanscom&pub=Newsday+%28Combined+editions%29&desc=A+TALK+WITH+BARBARA+ERSKINEShe+Lost+Her+Life+In+the+16th+Century&pqatl=google A TALK WITH BARBARA ERSKINEShe Lost Her Life In the 16th Century]


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Latest revision as of 02:56, 15 November 2024

Barbara Erskine
OccupationNovelist
NationalityEnglish
GenreTime slip
Website
www.barbara-erskine.co.uk:80

Barbara Erskine (born 10 August 1944) is an English novelist. She was born in Nottingham in 1944. 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.

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.[1]

Bibliography

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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)

References

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  1. ^ Archipelago, World. "Barbara Erskine". HarperCollins UK.
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