The big new novel by the bestselling author of WHISPERS IN THE SAND is a gripping tale of witchcraft and romance, past and present, as her modern-day characters are caught up in a battle that has been raging for hundreds of years. Emma Dickson has a successful City career and a flourishing relationship. So why does the advertisement for sale of Liza's Cottage, a house she remembers from childhood holidays on the rural Essex coast, turn her well-ordered life upside down with longing? Mike Sinclair is the new rector of Manningtree and Mistley, the tightly knit community where Liza's Cottage is situated. He is fascinated by the history of the parish, especially the seventeenth century, when Witchfinder General Matthew Hopkins conducted his terrible work. It is his ghost that haunts the old shop in the high street, they say - or perhaps the spirits of his victims. Emma pins her dreams on her move to Mistley. But, once there, she is haunted by nightmares, dreams of the past, of the cottage's original owner at the time of the witch-hunt. The home she wanted so desperately now seems menacing. Mike is worried by the increasing level of supernatural disturbance in his parish. What has led t
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-13
9780002257855
eBay Product ID (ePID)
86450952
Product Key Features
Book Title
Hiding from the Light
Author
Barbara Erskine
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Books
Publication Year
2002
Genre
Historical
Number of Pages
560 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
240mm
Item Width
159mm
Item Weight
865g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Barbara Erskine
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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