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The Dream Weavers

By: Barbara Erskine
Narrated by: Jilly Bond
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The brand-new gripping historical novel from the Sunday Times best-selling author of Lady of Hay!

Mercia, 788 AD

In the grand Saxon halls of Mercia, King Offa rules with cold ambition. His youngest daughter, Eadburh, is destined for an arranged marriage, but with reckless spirit, her heart is taken by a Welsh prince, a man she can never be matched with and who is quickly and cruelly taken from her.

Eadburh inherited her father’s ruthless ways, but it’s the gifts passed down from her mother that are far more dangerous. She is determined to carve her own place in the world, yet her path could cause war.

Offa’s Dyke, 2021

In a cottage hidden amongst the misty Welsh hills of Offa’s Dyke, Bea Dalloway is called to help Simon Armstrong, who is searching for peace. Instead he finds himself disturbed by unsettling noises and visions.

It isn’t long before Bea is also swept up by haunting dreams. The past is whispering to them, calling out for the truth to be told at last. And as dreams and reality weave closer together, Bea and Simon must be strong to resist the pull of the past—and its desire for revenge....

The Sunday Times best-selling author returns with a thrilling tale of lost love, betrayal and secrets that have lain buried over a thousand years....

©2021 Barbara Erskine (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ghosts Historical Historical Fiction Horror Romance Scary Dream Royalty Heartfelt King

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Critic reviews

“Barbara Erskine is an astonishingly good writer. I have always been a massive fan and admirer of her talent. I feel that she has written this book especially for me. It has everything I love, and is so compelling I drop everything to get back to it. Warmth, depth, mystery, magic and the supernatural, I’m just so excited to be engrossed in such a beautiful book!" (Santa Montefiore, best-selling author)

"A dazzling roller-coaster of a book that will thrill, enchant and intrigue those who love history and the supernatural." (Alison Weir, best-selling author)

"The story of Eadburh is brilliantly imagined and the novel is so atmospheric and suspenseful, full of myth and magic and hauntings...such vivid and well-rounded characters. Wild Wales and the contrasting ordered life of the Cathedral are beautifully evoked, too." (Rachel Hore, best-selling author)
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this book is amazing, historically correct most characters existed..she weaves a tale that allows us to see what may of happened to one of the main character's lives hundreds of years ago x

Fantastic

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I enjoyed the story and the reader was fine. except for the whispered phrases. There was quite a lot of whispering in the book and every single time, I had to go back and play it again on full volume. Real whispers in an audio book just don’t work! They need to be stage whispers.
Apart from this annoying issue, 4 stars.

Good story - reader got all the whispering wrong!

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touched my very deepest self. I dream of taking the path one day again listening to this most beautiful book. thankyou thank you thank you xx

pilgrimage....

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Lovely story beautifully told and read, my first Barbara Erskine, it won't be my last.

Thoroughly Enjoyable

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This book is kind of like Outlander but nowhere near as dramatic or exciting. Nothing much seemed to happen and it was all rather sedate but all the same rather enjoyable. I read previous reviews complaining about the narration but I found her tone very much fitted this book (and I'm not Welsh so happily ignorant of any pronunciation!).

A pleasant rather than gripping listen

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Another truly realistic historical, magical, ghostly story from Barbara Erskine. Barbara you are the queen of this genre. Thank you.

Erskine did it again

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I can't recommend this book highly enough. Wonderful storyline and characters. I couldn't help crying during the last chapter.

I could listen to this story time and time again.

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A great book from Barbara Erskine. Gripping, intriguing and at times humourous! Enjoyed from start to finish. Great narrator too. Thank you

Brilliant

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I agree about the narrator…
But loved the story…. far richer than I expected… and absolutely fascinating!
Thank you!

Taking the reader into a new world

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I simply like a good story and well read.
I'm no expert.
But Barbara Erskine (whom I had never read before) gripped me and had me unable to put down this book till the final moment.
Well, yes, I did have to perform the mundane as time went by!
OK, some readers might be picky about accents etc. But forget that. This is a fascinating story triggered by real historical characters.
And it will make you reflect on the nature of this bizarre event we call Life.

Wonderful!

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